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Oleta Falls S/D

Serves Hendersonville and Dana, Henderson County, NC · 75 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Oleta Falls S/D in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • NC1045008
  • HENDERSONVILLE
  • NC
  • 75 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 28792
EPA system ID NC1045008

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Oleta Falls S/D draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2024.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.

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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
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Active
Enforcement action in place
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for Oleta Falls S/D go back to 2004. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 25
2010 to October 19, 2016 1 2
October 20, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 2011, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Oleta Falls S/D between 2013 and 2024, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 14, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Mar 2, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Sep 27, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule
Nov 20, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Nov 29, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Nov 21, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Oleta Falls S/D draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Oleta Falls S/D 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 Oleta Falls S/D for a copy.

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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.

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