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Broad River Water Authority

Serves an area of Rutherford County, NC that includes Rutherfordton, Spindale, Cliffside and 3 more places · 18,242 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Broad River Water Authority in the last ten years.

  • NC0181035
  • RUTHERFORDTON
  • NC
  • 18,242 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 28139
EPA system ID NC0181035

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

Key facts

  • Broad River Water Authority draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2009.
  • Record on file since 1990, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,810 unknown out of 7,270 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1990

EPA's records for Broad River Water Authority go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 17
2000s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began April 2009, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Broad River Water Authority in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 9, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL

Where the water comes from

Broad River Water Authority draws water from 1 surface water intake. 3 other community water systems buy water from Broad River Water Authority. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Broad River Water Authority.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Broad River Water Authority 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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