Utility-reported hardness
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Official source aggregationRegional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Buncombe County.
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Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.
Utility hardness unavailable in this index
Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.
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EPA quarter 2026Q2
Utility-reported hardness
Unavailable
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All possible systems
Review needed
1 active health-based record
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
8 systems
Serves 10,122 people system-wide
Match the name on your water bill
These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.
EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.
NC0111015 · Surface water · 10,122 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
161% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 1994 to Jun 30, 1994
EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation
102% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Nov 8, 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Nov 8, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 17, 2022 |
NC0111025 · Surface water · 8,359 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
NC0111151 · Groundwater · 516 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Addressed | Sep 21, 2025 |
| E. COLI | Addressed | Jun 29, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Unaddressed | Oct 17, 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Unaddressed | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Nov 26, 2024 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Nov 7, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Oct 14, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 27, 2021 to Oct 2, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 27, 2021 to Oct 2, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Jan 1, 2016 |
NC0111156 · Groundwater · 147 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
NC0111149 · Surface water · 104 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Resolved | Sep 21, 2025 to Nov 12, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Jun 18, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Jun 18, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Addressed | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Addressed | Jun 25, 2020 |
| Public Notice | Addressed | Jun 25, 2020 |
| Public Notice | Addressed | Jul 26, 2019 |
| Public Notice | Addressed | Sep 8, 2016 |
| Public Notice | Addressed | Aug 22, 2016 |
| Public Notice | Addressed | Aug 22, 2016 |
| Public Notice | Addressed | Aug 22, 2016 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Jul 1, 2016 |
NC0111137 · Groundwater · 98 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
87% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 31, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Addressed | Nov 30, 2018 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Jan 1, 2018 |
NC1011045 · Groundwater · 94 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Apr 1, 2017 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Oct 1, 2016 |
NC0111139 · Groundwater · 60 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
27% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Jan 1, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Nov 14, 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Nov 14, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Apr 5, 2022 |
Hardness estimate unavailable
We did not find enough qualifying recent USGS hardness observations within 25 miles of this ZIP centroid. We leave the value blank instead of substituting a state average. Ask the serving utility or test the household tap for a property-specific result.
Evidence-first next steps
This profile can help you ask the right question. It cannot select equipment for a property without a current result from the serving utility or the tap.
ZIP boundaries and utility service areas do not perfectly match. Verify the system on a water bill before relying on system-wide records.
An active health-based record is present. Follow the utility's current notice and public-health instructions.
Find an official utility report →Ask the utility for hardness or test at the tap. For health concerns, use a certified laboratory and targeted analysis.
Convert your hardness test result →Frequently asked
EPA ECHO reports 1 active health-based violation among the associated community water systems. Review the affected utility's current notice and Consumer Confidence Report.
Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.
Confirm hardness at your tap and consider actual scale or spotting before choosing treatment. Regional environmental values cannot determine whether you need a softener. A softener addresses hardness, not every contaminant.