Public water system record
Sassafras Gap Employee Village
Serves an area of Macon County, NC that includes Highlands · 107 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Sassafras Gap Employee Village 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
- 2
Key facts
- Sassafras Gap Employee Village draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, February 2013.
- Record on file since 2000, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 51 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, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Sassafras Gap Employee Village go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 42 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 36 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 2011, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 3, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 2, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Sassafras Gap Employee Village between 2005 and 2013, filed as 9 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Public Notice |
| Aug 7, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 25, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 14, 2006 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 23, 2005 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Sassafras Gap Employee Village draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Sassafras Gap Employee Village 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 Sassafras Gap Employee Village 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