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ECHOTA S/D

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

Violation records shown: 8
EPA health-based flag: 8
Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot: 0
Monitoring and reporting records: 0

Counties listed by EPA · Watauga County, North Carolina

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Violations and what followed

Among 8 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 90.5 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 1850905 · Arsenic · Arsenic Rule

Noncompliance period start April 1, 2022 · period end June 30, 2022 · first reported June 24, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2022

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
343	August 18, 2021	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
362	June 22, 2022	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
363	June 22, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification requested
366	July 6, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification received
369	July 13, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 1850904 · Arsenic · Arsenic Rule

Noncompliance period start April 1, 2022 · period end June 30, 2022 · first reported June 24, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2022

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
346	August 18, 2021	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
364	June 22, 2022	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
365	June 22, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification requested
367	July 6, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification received
368	July 13, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 1850903 · Arsenic · Arsenic Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2022 · period end March 31, 2022 · first reported May 19, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2022

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
343	August 18, 2021	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
358	April 11, 2022	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
359	April 11, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification requested
361	May 7, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification received
371	July 13, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 1850902 · Arsenic · Arsenic Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2022 · period end March 31, 2022 · first reported May 19, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2022

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
346	August 18, 2021	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
356	April 11, 2022	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
357	April 11, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification requested
360	May 3, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification received
370	July 13, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 1850901 · Arsenic · Arsenic Rule

Noncompliance period start October 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported February 23, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
346	August 18, 2021	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
352	December 22, 2021	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
353	December 22, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested
354	January 18, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification received
373	July 13, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 1850900 · Arsenic · Arsenic Rule

Noncompliance period start October 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported February 23, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
343	August 18, 2021	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
350	December 22, 2021	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
351	December 22, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested
355	January 18, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification received
372	July 13, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single SampleViolation 1850899 · Arsenic · Arsenic Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2021 · period end September 30, 2021 · first reported September 29, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2021

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
345	August 18, 2021	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
346	August 18, 2021	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
347	August 18, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested
348	September 15, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification received
375	July 13, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single SampleViolation 1850898 · Arsenic · Arsenic Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2021 · period end September 30, 2021 · first reported September 29, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2021

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
342	August 18, 2021	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
343	August 18, 2021	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
344	August 18, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested
349	September 15, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification received
374	July 13, 2022	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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