Public water system record
Whittier Sanitary District
Serves an area of Swain County, NC · 252 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Whittier Sanitary District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Whittier Sanitary District draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2018.
- Record on file since 1987, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 101 unknown out of 108 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for Whittier Sanitary District go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
| 1990s | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 14 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Whittier Sanitary District between 1997 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 12, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 13, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 6 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Dec 4, 1997 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| Dec 4, 1997 | North Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Nitrate |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Whittier Sanitary District draws water from 1 well. 1 other community water system buys water from Whittier Sanitary District.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cherokee- 3200 Acre Community WS Cherokee, NC
Annual water quality report
Whittier Sanitary District 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Whittier Sanitary District for a copy.
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