Public water system record
South Saxapahaw Utility Company
Serves Saxapahaw, Alamance County, NC · 108 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for South Saxapahaw Utility Company 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
- 4
Key facts
- South Saxapahaw Utility Company draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, May 2018.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 11, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for South Saxapahaw Utility Company go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 55 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 38 |
| 1990s | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against South Saxapahaw Utility Company between 2013 and 2018, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 4, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Mar 28, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 27, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
South Saxapahaw Utility Company draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
South Saxapahaw Utility Company 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 South Saxapahaw Utility Company 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