Public water system record
Town of East Spencer
Serves East Spencer, Rowan County, NC · 1,550 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of East Spencer in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Town of East Spencer buys its water from Salisbury-Rowan.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 1996.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 743 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 1993 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of East Spencer go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1994, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of East Spencer in 1996. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1996 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of East Spencer buys its water from Salisbury-Rowan. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Salisbury-Rowan Salisbury, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of East Spencer 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