Public water system record
Salisbury-Rowan
Serves Salisbury, Spencer, Rockwell and 1 more place, Rowan County, NC · 46,156 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Salisbury-Rowan in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Salisbury-Rowan draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, February 2023.
- Record on file since 2002, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 18,603 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Salisbury-Rowan go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Salisbury-Rowan between 2017 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| May 18, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
CARBON, TOTAL
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Salisbury-Rowan draws water from 1 surface water intake. 4 other community water systems buy water from Salisbury-Rowan. 4 other public water systems have emergency connections to Salisbury-Rowan.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Northeast Rowan County Water System Salisbury, NC
- Oakland Meadows MHP Glen Allen, VA
- Town of China Grove Salisbury, NC
- Town of East Spencer Salisbury, NC
Annual water quality report
Salisbury-Rowan 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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