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West Wilkes Wtr Association Inc

Serves an area of Wilkes County, NC that includes Millers Creek, Cricket and Wilkesboro · 12,573 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for West Wilkes Wtr Association Inc in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • NC0197020
  • MILLERS CREEK
  • NC
  • 12,573 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 28651
EPA system ID NC0197020

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

Key facts

  • West Wilkes Wtr Association Inc buys its water from Town of North Wilkesboro and Town of Wilkesboro.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,447 unknown out of 4,771 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 REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 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 REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for West Wilkes Wtr Association Inc go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 2
2020s 1 1

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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

West Wilkes Wtr Association Inc buys its water from Town of North Wilkesboro and Town of Wilkesboro. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

West Wilkes Wtr Association Inc 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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