PlainWater
Counties → North Carolina

Alexander County, North Carolina

Water Systems
26
Population Served
39,643
Total Violations
1,033
67 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

88.5%
Systems with Violations
39.7
Avg Violations per System
6.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
21 systems (81%)
SW
5 systems (19%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Alexander North Carolina water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (3) One or more violations (23)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Energy United Water Corp 21,148 46 Clean
Alexander Co Wtr Dist 13,064 15 Clean
Taylorsville, Town Of 3,265 8 -
Three Forks Baptist Church 350 11 -
Oxford Memorial Bapt Ch 175 0 -
Hillsboro S/D 170 63 -
Pleasant Hill Baptist Ch 150 29 -
Lebanon Baptist Church 125 11 -
Poplar Spring Baptist Church 120 7 -
Dover Baptist Church 120 4 -
Cedar Wood Estates 109 94 -
Bethel Missionary Baptist Ch 100 33 -
Five Oaks S/D 99 262 -
Heritage Farms S/D 84 72 -
Forest Acres Water Corporation 79 32 -
Crossroads Grill 75 3 -
Pilgrim Baptist Church 70 41 -
Rivers Edge Marina 50 16 -
Sugarloaf Applehouse 50 59 -
Friendly Baptist Church 50 0 -
Deal Orchards Inc 50 31 -
Mountain Ridge Bapt Church 40 13 -
Hiddenite Family Campground 25 117 -
Perry Lowe Applehouse 25 60 -
Mount Olive Baptist Church 25 6 -
Dusty Ridge Park 25 0 -

Other Counties in North Carolina

Mecklenburg County
61 systems · 1,181,269 served · 8,081 violations
Wake County
437 systems · 1,145,508 served · 42,422 violations
Guilford County
202 systems · 489,022 served · 30,107 violations
Forsyth County
19 systems · 392,063 served · 2,199 violations
Cumberland County
90 systems · 349,358 served · 9,862 violations
Durham County
50 systems · 329,624 served · 6,257 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Alexander County? ▼
Alexander County has 1,033 total drinking water violations across 26 water systems, of which 67 are health-based violations. 88.5% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Alexander County systems? ▼
Water systems in Alexander County serve approximately 39,643 people through 26 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Alexander County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Alexander County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Alexander County? ▼
Water systems in Alexander County use GW (21 systems), SW (5 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 6.5% of Alexander County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.