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PWS ID	NC0136060
PWS Name	LOWELL, CITY OF
PWS Type	Community water system
Owner Type	Local government
Primary Source	Surface water purchased
Primacy Type	State
Is Wholesaler?	No
Population Served	3837
County Served	Gaston

The tables below list all violations that the state reported to EPA for this water system. Health-based violations are listed first, followed by treatment technique, MRDL, monitoring, reporting, and other violations.

Health-based	Violations of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) or maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs), which specify the highest concentrations of contaminants or disinfectants, respectively, allowed in drinking water; or of treatment technique (TT) rules, which specify required processes intended to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water. MCLs, MRDLs, and treatment technique rules are all health-based drinking water standards.
Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL	The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Treatment Technique	A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL	The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
Monitoring & reporting	Failure to conduct regular monitoring of drinking water quality, as required by SDWA, or to submit monitoring results in a timely fashion to the primacy agency or EPA.
Public notification & other	Failure to provide notification to the public as required by the Violations of Public Notification Rule and the Consumer Confidence Report Rule, and violations of other requirements such as those violations related to variances and exemptions.

Violations

Violation Category Code	Violation Type Description	Rule Name	Contaminant Name	Violation ID	Compliance Status Description	Compliance Period Begin Date	Compliance Period End Date	Is Health Based Ind
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	4336926	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2025	31-MAR-2025	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4336927	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2025	31-MAR-2025	No
TT	LSL Inventory	Lead and Copper Rule Revisions	LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	4336928	Returned to Compliance	17-OCT-2024	-	Yes
RPT	LSL Reporting	Lead and Copper Rule Revisions	LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	4336929	Returned to Compliance	17-OCT-2024	-	No
RPT	Report Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Revised Total Coliform Rule	4336925	Returned to Compliance	11-JUL-2023	-	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4336924	Returned to Compliance	01-AUG-2022	31-OCT-2022	No
RPT	Report Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Revised Total Coliform Rule	4336922	Returned to Compliance	11-OCT-2021	-	No
Other	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Rule	4336921	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2021	-	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Chlorine	4336923	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2021	30-SEP-2021	No
Other	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule	Public Notice	4336920	Returned to Compliance	20-APR-2017	-	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	4336918	Returned to Compliance	01-NOV-2015	31-JAN-2016	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4336919	Returned to Compliance	01-NOV-2015	31-JAN-2016	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	4336916	Returned to Compliance	01-NOV-2012	31-JAN-2013	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4336917	Returned to Compliance	01-NOV-2012	31-JAN-2013	No
Other	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule	Public Notice	4336910	Returned to Compliance	11-FEB-2010	-	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Chlorine	4336909	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2008	30-SEP-2008	No
MR	Monitoring, Routine Minor (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	1104	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2004	31-JAN-2004	No
Other	Public Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation	Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule	Public Notice	4336703	Returned to Compliance	05-APR-2003	-	No
MR	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	Lead and Copper Rule	Lead and Copper Rule	1004	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2003	-	No
Other	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Rule	903	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2002	-	No
MR	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	701	Returned to Compliance	01-JUN-2001	30-JUN-2001	No
Other	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Rule	600	Returned to Compliance	19-OCT-1999	-	No
MR	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	Lead and Copper Rule	Lead and Copper Rule	802	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-1999	-	No
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	598	Returned to Compliance	01-MAY-1998	31-MAY-1998	Yes
MR	Monitoring, Routine Minor (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	494	Known	01-AUG-1993	31-AUG-1993	No
MR	Monitoring, Routine Minor (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	2594	Known	01-AUG-1993	31-AUG-1993	No

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Enforcement Actions

Latest Enforcement ID	Associated To Violation ID	Enforcement Action Type Code	Enforcement Action Description	Enforcement Date	Originator Description	Enforcement Comment
2330660	4336926	SIF	State Public Notification received	28-OCT-2025	State	Created by eCERT
2330659	4336927	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-APR-2025	State	-
2330657	4336928	SOX	State Compliance achieved	10-FEB-2025	State	-
2330658	4336929	SOX	State Compliance achieved	10-FEB-2025	State	-
2330652	4336925	SIF	State Public Notification received	19-SEP-2024	State	Created by eCERT
2330648	4336924	SIF	State Public Notification received	23-OCT-2023	State	Created by eCERT
2330645	4336923	SIF	State Public Notification received	09-DEC-2022	State	Created by eCERT
2330644	4336922	SIF	State Public Notification received	09-DEC-2022	State	Created by eCERT
2330638	4336921	SOX	State Compliance achieved	14-OCT-2021	State	-
2330631	4336920	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-APR-2017	State	-
2330630	4336918	SIF	State Public Notification received	27-APR-2017	State	-
2330630	4336919	SIF	State Public Notification received	27-APR-2017	State	-
2330624	4336916	SIF	State Public Notification received	03-MAY-2014	State	-
2330624	4336917	SIF	State Public Notification received	03-MAY-2014	State	-
4	4336910	SFL	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued	15-OCT-2010	State	Migrated by MTS 2.2 on 10/18/20
2330613	4336703	SOX	State Compliance achieved	17-APR-2010	State	Type 76 old PN violation migrated by GEC without the originating violation is linked to SOX and SO6 to resolve the EPA SNCs
6	4336909	SIF	State Public Notification received	09-APR-2009	State	-
2330506	802	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JAN-2006	State	SOX MIGRATION BY SJ ON 012207
2330606	1004	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-JAN-2006	State	SOX MIGRATION BY SJ ON 012207
2504	1104	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-APR-2004	State	-Old ESN: 23606
2003	903	SOX	State Compliance achieved	04-NOV-2002	State	-Old ESN: 7987
1402	701	SOX	State Compliance achieved	31-JAN-2002	State	-Old ESN: 1701
2330628	598	SOX	State Compliance achieved	29-FEB-2000	State	Migrated by MTS 3.0 on 06-16-2016
1000	600	SOX	State Compliance achieved	30-NOV-1999	State	-Old ESN: 6350
694	494	SFJ	State Formal Notice of Violation issued	06-OCT-1993	State	-Old ESN: 454

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All Facilities

Facility Name	Facility ID	Is Source	Facility Type Description	Water Type Description	Availability Description	Facility Activity Status
GASTONIA CITY OF B	39506	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Permanent	Active
GASTONIA CITY OF A	39507	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Permanent	Active
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM	43734	No	Distribution System/Zone	-	-	Active
STORAGE_ELEVATED	939	No	Storage	-	-	Inactive

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Treatment Processes

No treatment process(es) found. EPA has no record of treatment process(es) reported by the primacy agency for this water system.

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Research Data: As well as monitoring the levels of drinking water contaminants for which EPA has set standards, EPA, states, and water systems also carry out studies of contaminants that may need to be regulated in the future. For more information about these contaminants, please see the National Contaminant Occurrence Database.

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