043740039 · North Carolina
CHEROKEE WATER SYSTEM
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 5
- EPA health-based flag
- 5
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 0
Find the utility’s annual water quality report. For current advisories, check the utility or local drinking-water authority.
Violations and what followed
Among 1 resolved record with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 136 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
EPA health-based flag · Resolved
LSL InventoryViolation 522 · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS · Lead and Copper Rule RevisionsNoncompliance period start November 15, 2024 · period end March 31, 2025 · first reported March 31, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2025
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 309 March 31, 2025 Resolving Federal Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 527 · Tetrachloroethylene · Volatile Organic ChemicalsNoncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported February 13, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 311 February 2, 2026 Informal Federal Violation/Reminder Notice EPA health-based flag · Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 526 · Trichloroethylene · Volatile Organic ChemicalsNoncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported February 13, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 311 February 2, 2026 Informal Federal Violation/Reminder Notice EPA health-based flag · Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 525 · Vinyl chloride · Volatile Organic ChemicalsNoncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported February 13, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 311 February 2, 2026 Informal Federal Violation/Reminder Notice EPA health-based flag · Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 524 · Carbon tetrachloride · Volatile Organic ChemicalsNoncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported February 13, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 311 February 2, 2026 Informal Federal Violation/Reminder Notice
EPA data and scope
How to read the records
The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.
- We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
- EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
- Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
- We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.
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