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Burke County, North Carolina

Water Systems
51
Population Served
75,954
Total Violations
2,095
111 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

84.3%
Systems with Violations
41.1
Avg Violations per System
5.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
38 systems (75%)
SW
12 systems (24%)

PFAS Contamination

5
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

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

No violations on record (7) One or more violations (43)

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
Morganton City Of 27,221 31 Clean
Valdese, Town Of 13,571 231 Clean
Icard Township Water Corp 7,821 12 Clean
Brentwood-Jamestown Road 5,988 12 Clean
Brentwood Water Association 5,911 19 Clean
Burke Co. Water-South 5,207 12 -
Drexel Town Of 3,302 18 -
Rutherford College Town Of 2,083 38 -
Burke Co-Airport Rhodhiss 559 42 -
Steel Creek Park 500 122 -
Burke County Omara 350 19 -
East Shores S/D 350 11 -
Lake James State Park-Paddy Creek 300 0 -
Lake James State Park - Visitor Center 300 5 -
Gingercake Acres 270 136 -
Pine Mountain Lakes S/D 239 159 -
South Mtn Bapt Camp-Lineberger 150 16 -
Paddy`s Creek Campground 104 10 -
South Mtn St Prk-Jacob Fork Comfort Stat 100 33 -
Canal Bridge Boating Access 100 5 -
South Mtn St Prk-Maint Office 100 0 -
South Mtn St Prk-Equestrain Campground 100 0 -
Jonas Ridge Rest Home 80 93 -
South Mountain Childrens Home 80 194 -
Antioch Baptist Church 80 37 -
Daniel Boone Fam Cpg 75 48 -
Walkers Chapel Baptist Ch 75 18 -
Rhodhiss Town of Henry St 70 22 -
Linville Falls General Store 65 14 -
Horseshoe Bend Campground 64 42 -
Brown Mtn Baptist Church 50 0 -
Smyrna Baptist Church 50 76 -
South Mtn St Prk-Fam Camp Bath 50 0 -
Lake James State Park-Paddy Crk Cmpgrnd 50 0 -
Mountain Grove UMC 47 43 -
Linville Rivers End RV Park No 4 42 32 -
Cliftwood West Water System 40 140 -
South Mtn Bapt Camp-Byrd Cnt 40 37 -
Fonta Flora County Park 40 12 -
River Valley Baptist Church 35 34 -
Silver Creek Baptist Church 30 8 -
Linville Rivers End RV Park No 1 30 7 -
Linville Rivers End RV Park No 2 30 12 -
Linville Rivers End RV Park No 3 30 27 -
Lake James Marina 25 61 -
South Mtn Bapt Camp-Cabins 25 34 -
Outward Bound Table Rock Base 25 119 -
Brown Mountain Orv Trailhead 25 13 -
Burke Veneers 25 41 -
Camp Lake James 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 Burke County? ▼
Burke County has 2,095 total drinking water violations across 51 water systems, of which 111 are health-based violations. 84.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Burke County systems? ▼
Water systems in Burke County serve approximately 75,954 people through 51 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Burke County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Burke County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Burke County? ▼
Water systems in Burke County use GW (38 systems), SW (12 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. 5.3% of Burke 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.