Public water system record
Mountain Ridge Estates
Serves an area of Watauga County, NC that includes Blowing Rock · 168 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Mountain Ridge Estates in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Mountain Ridge Estates draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2023.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 10 unknown out of 32 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Mountain Ridge Estates go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 80 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 63 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Mountain Ridge Estates between 2008 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 8, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 20 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Uranium, Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Radium-226, Radium-228 |
| Jul 2, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Carbon tetrachloride |
| Jun 18, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 12 violations: Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), CYANIDE |
Where the water comes from
Mountain Ridge Estates draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Mountain Ridge Estates 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 Mountain Ridge Estates 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