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 UCMR5 PFAS testing results are in this extract for Avery County water systems.

What types of water sources supply Avery County?

Water systems in Avery County use GW (70 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. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Avery County in the lower health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

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Avery County, North Carolina

Compiled by PlainWater · May 15, 2026

SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet NC011 · Avery County 70 sys · 4,739 viol · #1908/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-NONE · SRC-GW · SYS-MID · BOOK-MOST

VIOL-SEVERE 97.1% flagged
HEALTH-LOW 4.7% health
RANK-MID #1908/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
PFAS-NONE No UCMR5 set
SRC-GW GW lead 100%
SYS-MID 70 systems
BOOK-MOST 6/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Vance County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Avery County ranks #1,908 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #80 of 100 counties in North Carolina. See methodology · corpus placement.

Avery County standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 97.1% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 4.7% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . No UCMR5 tests in this extract for Avery County . Population served ranks #1,908 of 3,254 · #80 of 100 in North Carolina.

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	-

Compare beyond North Carolina

Mid-flagged peers for Avery County

Cross-state counties nearest Avery County on flagged-system share (97.1%) and cumulative violation count (4,739). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.

Similar flagged-system rate

Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - 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

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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.