Public water system record
Riverbend Estates
Serves an area of Macon County, NC that includes Franklin · 323 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Riverbend Estates in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Riverbend Estates buys its water from Town of Franklin.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, June 2017.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 144 unknown out of 144 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 23, 2016 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 13, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2007 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Riverbend Estates go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 149 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 48 |
| 1990s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 | 79 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 14 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 20 formal enforcement actions against Riverbend Estates between 1997 and 2017, filed as 21 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 31, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jan 19, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Nov 22, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 14, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Sep 3, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 12, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Aug 19, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Mar 20, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 17, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| May 2, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Jun 15, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Bromate |
| Jun 9, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Sep 15, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Bromate |
| Aug 8, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 20 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Uranium, Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Radium-226, Radium-228 |
| Jul 9, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 9, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 12, 2004 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 4, 1997 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| Dec 4, 1997 | North Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Riverbend Estates buys its water from Town of Franklin. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Town of Franklin Franklin, NC
Annual water quality report
Riverbend Estates must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Riverbend Estates for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by North Carolina.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells