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City of Albemarle

Serves Albemarle, Stanly County, NC · 18,396 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Albemarle in the last ten years.

  • NC0184010
  • ALBEMARLE
  • NC
  • 18,396 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 28002
EPA system ID NC0184010

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • City of Albemarle draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, May 2022.
  • Record on file since 1983, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,787 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.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Mar 11, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1983

EPA's records for City of Albemarle go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (8 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 2
1990s 0 1
2000s 8 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began February 2014, Resolved.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Archived
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06442 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08743 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08843 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09092 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against City of Albemarle between 2009 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 6, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Mar 31, 2021 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Nov 20, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Dec 6, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 28, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 10, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Dec 17, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Oct 27, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Apr 30, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Oct 30, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Where the water comes from

City of Albemarle draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 7 other community water systems buy water from City of Albemarle.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Albemarle 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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