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Town of Mars Hill

Serves an area of Madison County, NC that includes Mars Hill · 3,030 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Mars Hill in the last ten years.

  • NC0158010
  • MARS HILL
  • NC
  • 3,030 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 28754
EPA system ID NC0158010

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Town of Mars Hill draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by North Carolina, December 2008.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 26 unknown out of 1,193 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Town of Mars Hill go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (12 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 65 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 5
1990s 14 17
2000s 4 43

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began July 2008, Resolved.

Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2005 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 29, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 29, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1992 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 17, 1991 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 17, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Town of Mars Hill between 2007 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in December 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 1, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL
Aug 18, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Jun 26, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
May 23, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 26 violations: BHC-GAMMA, Methoxychlor, Dalapon, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, Simazine
Nov 13, 2007 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Town of Mars Hill draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Weaverville. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Mars Hill.

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Annual water quality report

Town of Mars Hill 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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Testing your own water

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