Public water system record
Town of Elkin
Serves Elkin, Surry County, NC · 4,076 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of Elkin 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
- Town of Elkin draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2017.
- Record on file since 2000, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,824 unknown out of 2,253 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 11, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Town of Elkin go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2005, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08454 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Town of Elkin between 2008 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| May 30, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 12, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Town of Elkin draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Jonesville. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Elkin. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Elkin.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of Jonesville Jonesville, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Town of Ronda Ronda, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Elkin 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells