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City of Kannapolis

Serves an area of Rowan County, NC that includes Kannapolis · 54,757 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Kannapolis in the last ten years.

  • NC0180065
  • KANNAPOLIS
  • NC
  • 54,757 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 28081
EPA system ID NC0180065

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • City of Kannapolis draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2017.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 13,350 unknown out of 19,867 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.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for City of Kannapolis go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (12 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 80 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 1
2000s 11 78
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began April 2004, Resolved.

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09764 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06342 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09941 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07092 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09761 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07188 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08587 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06517 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 1995 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Archived

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against City of Kannapolis between 2004 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 2, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Nov 30, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
May 23, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 18 violations: Simazine, Chlordane, Benzo(a)pyrene, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Endrin
Aug 20, 2004 North Carolina Administrative penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

City of Kannapolis draws water from 3 surface water intakes. It also buys water from City of Concord. It also has an emergency connection to Salisbury-Rowan. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Kannapolis. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Kannapolis.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Kannapolis 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.

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Testing your own water

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