Public water system record
Town of Lake Lure
Serves Lake Lure and Chimney Rock Village, Rutherford County, NC · 1,176 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Lake Lure in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Town of Lake Lure draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, July 2022.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 106 unknown out of 342 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Lake Lure go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 362 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 320 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 24 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1991, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 10, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 10, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Town of Lake Lure between 2008 and 2022, filed as 13 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 30, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jun 12, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 29, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, Styrene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloropropane |
| Feb 7, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, Styrene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloropropane |
| Aug 13, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 10, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| Nov 20, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 42 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE |
| Sep 2, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 42 violations: Styrene, Vinyl chloride, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Town of Lake Lure draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Firefly Cove.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Firefly Cove Lake Lure, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Lake Lure 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