Public water system record
Dowdle Trace S/D
Serves an area of Macon County, NC that includes Franklin · 79 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Dowdle Trace S/D in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 15
Key facts
- Dowdle Trace S/D draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2025.
- Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 35 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Dowdle Trace S/D go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 18 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 15 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Dowdle Trace S/D between 2023 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 13 violations: HEXACHLOROBENZENE, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, LASSO, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene |
Where the water comes from
Dowdle Trace S/D draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Dowdle Trace 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 Dowdle Trace 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