Public water system record
North Elizabethton Water Co-Op
Serves an area of Carter County, TN that includes Biltmore · 1,555 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for North Elizabethton Water Co-Op 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
- North Elizabethton Water Co-Op buys its water from Watauga River Reg Water Auth.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Tennessee, August 1999.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 532 unknown out of 655 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for North Elizabethton Water Co-Op go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 30 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 16 |
| 2000s | 0 | 14 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2013, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Tennessee regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against North Elizabethton Water Co-Op in 1999. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 1999 | Tennessee | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
North Elizabethton Water Co-Op buys its water from Watauga River Reg Water Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Watauga River Reg Water Auth Elizabethton, TN
Annual water quality report
North Elizabethton Water Co-Op 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 Tennessee.
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