Public water system record
Town of Bostic
Serves an area of Rutherford County, NC that includes Bostic · 953 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Bostic 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
- 5
Key facts
- Town of Bostic buys its water from Town of Forest City.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, July 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 404 unknown out of 425 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 27, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Bostic 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 23 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 1993, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Town of Bostic between 2016 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Nov 18, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 17, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Sep 2, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Bostic buys its water from Town of Forest City. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Bostic.
Buys water from
- Town of Forest City Forest City, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Bostic 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