Public water system record
Fairfield Mountains No 1
Serves Lake Lure, Rutherford County, NC · 1,798 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Fairfield Mountains No 1 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
- Fairfield Mountains No 1 draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, July 2016.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 507 unknown out of 694 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 11, 2016 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Fairfield Mountains No 1 go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Fairfield Mountains No 1 in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
Where the water comes from
Fairfield Mountains No 1 draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Fairfield Mountains No 1 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