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The Boulders

On record as serving Hendersonville, Henderson County, NC · Serves 80 people

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for The Boulders in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • NC1045043
  • HENDERSONVILLE
  • NC
  • 80 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 28791
EPA system ID NC1045043

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • The Boulders buys its water from City of Hendersonville.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2024.
  • 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 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 26, 2021 Active
Enforcement action in place
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 7, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against The Boulders between 2018 and 2024. 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
Nov 8, 2021 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Oct 14, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
May 24, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Aug 6, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

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

The Boulders buys its water from City of Hendersonville. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

The Boulders 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 The Boulders 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.

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