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Avery County, North Carolina

Water Systems
70
Population Served
17,059
Total Violations
4,739
225 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

97.1%
Systems with Violations
67.7
Avg Violations per System
4.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (71%)

Compliance Snapshot

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

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (48)

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
Sugar Mountain Utility 3,226 20 -
Linville Land Harbor 2,280 65 -
Banner Elk, Town Of 1,164 180 -
Newland, Town Of 999 105 -
Elk River Club Development 732 85 -
Linville Ridge 710 358 -
Grandfather Mtn Entrance 500 0 -
Linville Resorts Inc 499 81 -
Elk Park, Town Of 495 169 -
Blue Ridge Village 343 73 -
Charles a Cannon Memorial Hospital 320 59 -
Grandfather Mtn Snack Bar 300 25 -
Grandfather Mtn Picnic Area 300 0 -
Teen Valley Ranch 260 43 -
Teen Valley Ranch Chalet 260 6 -
Grandfather Golf & Country Clu 250 55 -
Mtn Glen Golf Club 200 24 -
Grandfather Mtn Museum 200 9 -
Dollar General #14483 200 5 -
Crossnore, Town Of 195 978 -
Down by the River Campground 188 97 -
Mountain Spring Water System 165 384 -
Ski Country 150 35 -
Oak Grove Baptist Church 150 13 -
Heaton Christian Church 150 38 -
Riverside Elem School 150 62 -
Three Mile Quick Mart 150 19 -
Mtn. River Family Campground 120 63 -
Linville Falls R.V Park, Campground And 102 135 -
Best Western-Mountain Lodge 100 3 -
Camp Linn Haven 100 30 -
Temple Baptist Church 100 31 -
Henson Creek Baptist Church 100 20 -
The Artisanal Restaurant 100 49 -
Lees-McRae -South Campus 99 117 -
Victory Baptist Church 90 18 -
Pleasant Hill Bapt Church 75 56 -
Sibelco North America-School House Plant 75 122 -
Walnut Grove Presbyterian Ch 75 23 -
Italian Pizza & Pasta Restaurant 75 39 -
Diamond Creek Clubhouse 75 17 -
Big Al's Parkway Pub 75 10 -
Big Meadows Baptist Church 70 30 -
B H Corpening Training Center 60 7 -
St Bernadette Catholic Church 60 30 -
The Heritage of Sugar Mountain 55 36 -
Altamont Methodist Church 50 47 -
Arbor Dale Presbyterian Ch 50 12 -
Elk Valley Baptist Church 50 22 -
Spear Country Store & Restaurant 50 54 -

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 Avery County? ▼
Avery County has 4,739 total drinking water violations across 70 water systems, of which 225 are health-based violations. 97.1% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Avery County systems? ▼
Water systems in Avery County serve approximately 17,059 people through 70 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Avery County water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Avery County.
What types of water sources supply Avery County? ▼
Water systems in Avery County use GW (50 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. 4.7% of Avery 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.