Public water system record
Cold Springs POA
Serves an area of Macon County, NC that includes Highlands · 165 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Cold Springs POA 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
- 6
Key facts
- Cold Springs POA draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2019.
- Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6 unknown out of 73 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2009 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Cold Springs POA go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 60 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 18 |
| 1990s | 0 | 30 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Cold Springs POA between 1995 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 29, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 23, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jan 15, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 25, 1995 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 12 violations: Selenium, Nickel, Mercury, CYANIDE, Chromium (total) |
| Apr 25, 1995 | North Carolina | Administrative penalty | 12 violations: Selenium, Nickel, Mercury, CYANIDE, Chromium (total) |
Where the water comes from
Cold Springs POA draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Cold Springs POA 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 Cold Springs POA 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