Public water system record
Dillsboro Water Utilities, Inc.
Serves an area of Jackson County, NC that includes Dillsboro · 37 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Dillsboro Water Utilities, Inc. in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 10
Key facts
- Dillsboro Water Utilities, Inc. buys its water from Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, May 2019.
- Record on file since 2011, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4 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, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 2011
EPA's records for Dillsboro Water Utilities, Inc. go back to 2011. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 2015, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 13 formal enforcement actions against Dillsboro Water Utilities, Inc. between 2014 and 2019, filed as 16 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 29, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 20, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Asbestos |
| Jun 12, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 21, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 6, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Asbestos |
| Nov 22, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 4, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 27, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 24, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 14, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Mar 24, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 10, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Dillsboro Water Utilities, Inc. buys its water from Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth Sylva, NC
Annual water quality report
Dillsboro Water Utilities, Inc. 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 Dillsboro Water Utilities, Inc. 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