Public water system · NC0118676
ActiveDuke Energy-Marshall Steam Station
At a glance
Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station (PWSID NC0118676) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Catawba County, North Carolina. It reports serving 150 people through 13 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
13
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station compare with other water systems in Catawba County?
By EPA's size categories, Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Catawba County has 148 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 956 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 141,420 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Carolina, the 5,087 active systems average 1,971 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station is about 65% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. North Carolina has 311 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.1% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,566 North Carolina systems (90%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station?
EPA lists Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station as privately owned. The NC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 136 of the 148 active systems in Catawba County (92%) are also privately owned.
Does Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2005. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and May 2005. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 2 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station?
Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station (PWSID NC0118676) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station serve?
Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station reports serving 150 people through 13 service connections in Catawba County, North Carolina.
Where does Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2005. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Catawba County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory City of | Catawba | 71,393 | Community | Surface water |
| Newton, City of | Catawba | 18,407 | Community | Surface water |
| Conover, City of | Catawba | 15,347 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Maiden, Town of | Catawba | 5,563 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Longview, Town of | Catawba | 5,244 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Southeast Catawba County | Catawba | 5,080 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station, PWSID NC0118676, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/duke-energy-marshall-steam-station-nc0118676 (data as of October 1, 2026).