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Northeast Rowan County Water System

Serves an area of Rowan County, NC that includes Salisbury · 471 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Northeast Rowan County Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • NC2080082
  • SALISBURY
  • NC
  • 471 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 28144
EPA system ID NC2080082

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

Key facts

  • Northeast Rowan County Water System buys its water from Salisbury-Rowan.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, February 2022.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 183 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
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jun 13, 2021 Resolved No

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Northeast Rowan County Water System in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 16, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Northeast Rowan County Water System buys its water from Salisbury-Rowan. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Northeast Rowan 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.

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 Northeast Rowan County Water System 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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