Public water system record
Wildwood Mountain S/D
On record as serving Highlands, Macon County, NC · Serves 81 people
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Wildwood Mountain S/D in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Wildwood Mountain S/D draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2024.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 46 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 18, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Wildwood Mountain S/D go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 15 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 12 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began April 2016, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 15 formal enforcement actions against Wildwood Mountain S/D between 2008 and 2024, filed as 21 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 18, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 18, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 4, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Nov 13, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 18, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 18, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 22, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| Apr 18, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 10, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| Jul 23, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jul 15, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| Jun 12, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Apr 9, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Wildwood Mountain S/D draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Wildwood Mountain S/D 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 Wildwood Mountain S/D 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