NC0136242 · North Carolina

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Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records

Violation records shown: 2
EPA health-based flag: 0
Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot: 0
Monitoring and reporting records: 1

Counties listed by EPA · Gaston County, North Carolina

Find the utility’s annual water quality report. For current advisories, check the utility or local drinking-water authority.

Violations and what followed

Among 2 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 195 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.

Other or unclassified · Resolved

Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to ReportViolation 443596 · Consumer Confidence Rule · Consumer Confidence Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2024 · period end January 28, 2025 · first reported November 20, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field January 28, 2025

3 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
867511	November 14, 2024	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
867512	November 14, 2024	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
867514	January 28, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RViolation 443595 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start October 1, 2023 · period end March 28, 2024 · first reported December 18, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 28, 2024

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
867507	December 5, 2023	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
867508	December 5, 2023	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
867509	December 5, 2023	Informal	State Public Notification requested
867510	March 28, 2024	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
867513	December 4, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification received

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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