Public water system record
Humpback Mountain
Serves an area of Mitchell County, NC that includes Spruce Pine · 25 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Humpback Mountain 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
- 3
Key facts
- Humpback Mountain draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2025.
- Record on file since 2016, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 2016
EPA's records for Humpback Mountain go back to 2016. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Humpback Mountain between 2016 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 30, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 6, 2019 | 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 |
Where the water comes from
Humpback Mountain draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Humpback Mountain 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 Humpback Mountain 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