Davidson

Monitoring Violation: 1 violation, Oct 2023 to Feb 2024. The system did not complete required monitoring. This does not show that a contaminant was found.

What the rule requires: The 2013 RTCR (effective 2016) replaced the original TCR. It triggers automatic E. coli testing whenever total coliform is found. A single E. coli-positive sample is an acute MCL violation. It also requires systems exceeding 5% total coliform-positive samples to conduct a formal assessment and correct any deficiencies, helping prevent contamination before it escalates.

Monitoring and Reporting: 2 violations, Oct 2023 to Jan 2026. The system did not complete required monitoring, or did not report the results on time. This does not show that a contaminant was found.

Contaminant on the record: Chlorine (MRDL).

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, health-based: 1 violation, Jan 2026 to Mar 2026. A sample exceeded the maximum contaminant level EPA allows in drinking water.

Contaminant on the record: Nitrate-Nitrite (Combined).

Nitrate-Nitrite (Combined), health effects: The combined limit protects against methemoglobinemia — the same risk as nitrate alone and nitrite alone. In infants under 6 months, gut bacteria convert these nitrogen compounds to forms that block oxygen transport in blood ('blue baby syndrome'). Pregnant women and individuals with certain enzyme deficiencies are also at elevated risk. Limit: 10 mg/L as nitrogen (NO₂-N + NO₃-N combined)

Monitoring and Reporting: 1 violation, Oct 2024 to Jun 2025. The system did not complete required monitoring, or did not report the results on time. This does not show that a contaminant was found.

What the rule requires: The 1991 LCR uses action levels rather than MCLs: if the 90th percentile of high-risk tap samples exceeds 15 ppb lead or 1.3 mg/L copper, the system must take escalating corrective actions. Violations typically indicate failure to maintain adequate corrosion control — the treatment that keeps lead from leaching out of pipes, solder, and fixtures.

Treatment Technique Violation, health-based: 1 violation, Oct 2024 to Jul 2025. The system did not carry out a required treatment process or corrective action.

Reporting Violation: 1 violation, Oct 2024 to Jul 2025. The system did not report required information on time.

What the rule requires: The 2021 LCRR updated the 1991 LCR with mandatory lead service line inventories and replacement planning, a new 'trigger level' at 10 ppb requiring optimization, and strengthened public education. The 2024 Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) further requires replacing all lead service lines within 10 years.

Health effects: Same as Lead and Copper Rule (5000). Violations typically reflect failure to complete the required lead service line inventory or submit a required replacement plan. Lead service lines are the primary source of lead at the tap in many older systems. Limit: Lead action level: 15 ppb (trigger level: 10 ppb); copper action level: 1.3 mg/L