Public water system record
The Gardens at Cat Creek
Serves an area of Macon County, NC that includes Franklin · 40 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for The Gardens at Cat Creek 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
- The Gardens at Cat Creek draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, April 2024.
- Record on file since 2009, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2 unknown out of 21 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
|
Feb 11, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 2009
EPA's records for The Gardens at Cat Creek go back to 2009. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against The Gardens at Cat Creek between 2010 and 2024, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 22, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 1, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine |
| Feb 21, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 30, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 25, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Dec 10, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
The Gardens at Cat Creek draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
The Gardens at Cat Creek 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 Gardens at Cat Creek 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