Public water system record
Polk County Water System
Serves an area of Polk County and Rutherford County, NC · 838 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Polk County Water System 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
- Polk County Water System buys its water from Broad River Water Authority.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2025.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 277 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Polk County Water System in 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Polk County Water System buys its water from Broad River Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Columbus. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Polk County Water System.
Buys water from
- Broad River Water Authority Rutherfordton, NC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of Columbus Columbus, NC
Annual water quality report
Polk County Water System 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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