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Town of Beech Mountain

Serves Beech Mountain, Watauga County, NC · 2,468 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Beech Mountain in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • NC0195104
  • BEECH MOUNTAIN
  • NC
  • 2,468 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 28604
EPA system ID NC0195104

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Town of Beech Mountain draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2016.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2024.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,071 unknown out of 2,206 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 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 Resolved
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Town of Beech Mountain go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 9
1990s 1 7
2000s 4 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 0 2

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

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 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, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06157 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Town of Beech Mountain between 2007 and 2024. 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
Jun 15, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Styrene
Feb 22, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Styrene
Jul 29, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jul 23, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jan 17, 2007 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

2 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of Beech Mountain draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Town of Beech Mountain 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.

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Testing your own water

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