Public water system record
Nantahala Village
On record as serving Bryson City, Swain County, NC · Serves 135 people
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 28 monitoring/reporting issues for Nantahala Village in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 28
Key facts
- Nantahala Village draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2025.
- Record on file since 1991, with 8 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.
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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
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Aug 31, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 30, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 7, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 25, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 20, 2017 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Feb 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 11, 2016 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 11, 2016 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 11, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 4, 2012 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Nantahala Village go back to 1991. Before October 20, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (7 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 74 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 29 |
| 2000s | 0 | 28 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 5 | 17 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 17 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 2014, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 2, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 30, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 3, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 15, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 15, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 35 formal enforcement actions against Nantahala Village between 2011 and 2025, filed as 47 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 30, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Aug 27, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 8, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| May 14, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Nov 14, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 30, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 10, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 24, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 15, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Apr 29, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 5, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Aug 9, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Public Notice |
| Jun 29, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Apr 30, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Feb 6, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jan 26, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Nov 29, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 20, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 31, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 24, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 3, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Mar 1, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Nov 24, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 6, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 30, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 29, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 21, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 14, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 26, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 15, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Public Notice |
| Dec 6, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 22, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Aug 7, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 4, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Nantahala Village draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Nantahala Village 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 Nantahala Village 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