NC0157015 · North Carolina
HIGHLANDS, TOWN OF
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 7
- EPA health-based flag
- 3
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 3
Counties listed by EPA · Macon County, North Carolina
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Violations and what followed
Among 7 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 89 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
LSL ReportingViolation 385041 · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS · Lead and Copper Rule RevisionsNoncompliance period start October 17, 2024 · period end November 4, 2024 · first reported March 31, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field November 4, 2024
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 886575 November 4, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved 886573 November 12, 2024 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice EPA health-based flag · Resolved
LSL InventoryViolation 385040 · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS · Lead and Copper Rule RevisionsNoncompliance period start October 17, 2024 · period end November 4, 2024 · first reported March 31, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field November 4, 2024
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 886574 November 4, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved 886573 November 12, 2024 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 385037 · CARBON, TOTAL · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · period end March 31, 2023 · first reported June 27, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2023
6 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 886568 April 4, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved 886561 May 3, 2023 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 886562 May 3, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 886563 May 3, 2023 Informal State Public Notification requested 886564 July 10, 2023 Informal State Public Notification received 886570 September 7, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order with penalty issued EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 385036 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · period end March 31, 2023 · first reported March 28, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2023
5 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 886551 December 22, 2022 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 886558 March 21, 2023 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 886559 March 21, 2023 Informal State Public Notification requested 886569 May 4, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved 886560 May 8, 2023 Informal State Public Notification received EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 385035 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start October 1, 2022 · period end December 31, 2022 · first reported February 21, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2022
5 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 886550 December 22, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 886551 December 22, 2022 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 886552 December 22, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 886557 February 17, 2023 Informal State Public Notification received 886569 May 4, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 385034 · 2,4-D · Synthetic Organic ChemicalsNoncompliance period start January 1, 2022 · period end December 31, 2022 · first reported February 21, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2022
6 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 886547 November 10, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 886548 November 10, 2022 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 886549 November 10, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 886553 January 13, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order with penalty issued 886554 January 26, 2023 Informal State Public Notification received 886567 July 6, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 385033 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN RuleNoncompliance period start June 19, 2021 · period end July 10, 2023 · first reported September 29, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 10, 2023
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 886545 September 7, 2021 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 886546 September 7, 2021 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 886566 July 10, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved
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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