Public water system record
Blue Ridge Estates
Serves an area of Watauga County, NC that includes Blowing Rock · 51 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Blue Ridge Estates 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
- Blue Ridge Estates draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2025.
- Record on file since 2002, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 19 unknown out of 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 5, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Blue Ridge Estates go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 248 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 245 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Blue Ridge Estates between 2003 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Jan 17, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 29, 2003 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 16 violations: Total Coliform, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 29, 2003 | North Carolina | Administrative penalty | 16 violations: Total Coliform, Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Blue Ridge Estates draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Blue Ridge Estates 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 Blue Ridge Estates 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