Public water system record
Town of Spruce Pine
Serves an area of Mitchell County, NC that includes Spruce Pine · 5,661 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Spruce Pine 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
- 0
Key facts
- Town of Spruce Pine draws water from 2 wells and 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2010.
- Record on file since 1990, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,240 unknown out of 2,320 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Town of Spruce Pine go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 19 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began January 2010, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Spruce Pine between 2009 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 18, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Spruce Pine draws water from 2 wells and 2 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Spruce Pine.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Swiss Pine Lakes Cary, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Spruce Pine 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.
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