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Lilesville Water System

Serves Lilesville, Anson County, NC · 900 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Lilesville Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • NC0304025
  • LILESVILLE
  • NC
  • 900 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 28091
EPA system ID NC0304025

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
12

Key facts

  • Lilesville Water System buys its water from Anson County Water System.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2024.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2024.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 11 unknown out of 401 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 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 30, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 3, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Jul 11, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Active
Enforcement action in place
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jun 1, 2017 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2017 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Lilesville Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 40 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 4
2000s 0 26
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 10
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 9
2020s 2 3

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 19 formal enforcement actions against Lilesville Water System between 2009 and 2024, filed as 21 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 30, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Dec 3, 2020 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Nov 13, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Oct 14, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Aug 2, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
May 14, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 20, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 28, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule
Jun 12, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Feb 23, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Oct 19, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 19, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jun 27, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 10, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 21, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 3, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jan 4, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Nov 21, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Aug 13, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

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

Lilesville Water System buys its water from Anson County Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Lilesville Water System 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

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