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Firefly Cove

On record as serving Lake Lure, Rutherford County, NC · Serves 99 people

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Firefly Cove in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • NC1081024
  • LAKE LURE
  • NC
  • 99 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 28746
EPA system ID NC1081024

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
13

Key facts

  • Firefly Cove draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2025.
  • Record on file since 2012, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 31 unknown out of 63 service lines.

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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
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Enforcement action in place
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Active
Enforcement action in place
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 2012

EPA's records for Firefly Cove go back to 2012. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 1 9

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Firefly Cove between 2013 and 2025, filed as 10 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 17, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Nov 23, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jul 21, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule
Sep 30, 2021 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule
Mar 25, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
May 14, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Apr 25, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Mar 8, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

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

Firefly Cove draws water from 2 wells. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Firefly Cove.

Annual water quality report

Firefly Cove 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 Firefly Cove 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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