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Town of Marshville

Serves an area of Union County, NC that includes Marshville · 3,163 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Marshville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • NC0190015
  • MARSHVILLE
  • NC
  • 3,163 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 28103
EPA system ID NC0190015

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
12

Key facts

  • Town of Marshville buys its water from Anson County Water System.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2024.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4 unknown out of 1,419 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Apr 3, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 21, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 3, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Town of Marshville go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 9 19
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 7
2020s 0 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2011, Resolved.

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 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, 2010 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, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.10025 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.12875 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.12425 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11375 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 14 formal enforcement actions against Town of Marshville between 2006 and 2024, filed as 18 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 31, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Nov 23, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform 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
May 23, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 20, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 28, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Feb 19, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Mar 15, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Jul 21, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform
Aug 19, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Feb 19, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 22, 2006 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The 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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Town of Marshville buys its water from Anson County Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Wingate.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Town of Marshville 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.

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