Public water system record
Southeast Catawba County
Serves an area of Catawba County, NC that includes Lake Norman of Catawba · 5,080 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Southeast Catawba County 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
- 0
Key facts
- Southeast Catawba County buys its water from City of Conover.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2007.
- Record on file since 2002, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 313 unknown out of 2,143 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Southeast Catawba County go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2006, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Southeast Catawba County in 2007. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Southeast Catawba County buys its water from City of Conover. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Conover Conover, NC
Annual water quality report
Southeast Catawba County 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