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Fairfield Mtns-Apple Valley

Serves Lake Lure, Rutherford County, NC · 950 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Fairfield Mtns-Apple Valley in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation.

  • NC0181133
  • CHARLOTTE
  • NC
  • 950 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 28224
EPA system ID NC0181133

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

Key facts

  • Fairfield Mtns-Apple Valley draws water from 5 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, May 2017.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 97 unknown out of 372 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Fairfield Mtns-Apple Valley go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 4
2000s 8 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2011, Resolved.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2011 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Fairfield Mtns-Apple Valley between 2006 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 26, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Nov 14, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 13, 2006 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Aug 29, 2006 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 7 violations (7 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

What the violations mean

Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

1 incident

Test results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Fairfield Mtns-Apple Valley draws water from 5 wells.

Annual water quality report

Fairfield Mtns-Apple Valley 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

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