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Catawba County, North Carolina

Water Systems
148
Population Served
145,176
Total Violations
13,944
286 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 7 tested

Violation Analysis

90.5%
Systems with Violations
94.2
Avg Violations per System
2.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
41 systems (28%)
SW
9 systems (6%)

PFAS Contamination

7
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
28.6%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

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
Hickory City Of 75,654 9 Clean
Newton, City Of 18,407 239 Detected
Conover, City Of 15,347 2 Clean
Maiden, Town Of 5,441 71 Detected
Longview, Town Of 5,244 264 Clean
Southeast Catawba County 5,080 19 -
Claremont, City Of 2,645 21 -
Catawba, Town Of 1,181 13 -
Wildlife Woods Campground Inc 775 191 -
Cross Country Campground Inc 627 88 -
Pebble Bay 587 7 -
Homestead S/D Water System 389 47 -
Oxford Baptist Church 350 9 -
Hidden Creek Estates 340 16 -
Spring Haven S/D Water System 320 180 -
Country Valley II MHP 318 471 -
Duan Acres Water System 305 82 -
Lineberger`s Cattle Company 300 0 -
Woodridge S/D 295 45 -
Forest Ridge S/D 292 6 -
Woodland Oaks S/D 290 291 -
Landsdown/Eastover S/D 251 148 -
Springdale Mh S/D 251 122 -
Jacob`s View S/D 238 8 -
Bethel Lutheran Church 225 62 -
Country Valley Mh S/D 213 94 -
Shamrock Park S/D 200 97 -
Lake Hickory RV Resort 200 58 -
Olivet Baptist Church 200 55 -
Greenfield S/D 193 37 -
Bunker Hill Estates S/D 178 516 -
Glencroft S/D 178 10 -
Clearview Acres S/D 170 181 -
Prestige Heights 170 66 -
Shangri-La S/D 170 669 Clean
Oxford Park Water System 163 304 -
Jamestowne S/D Water System 163 128 -
Sherwood Forest S/D 160 44 -
Greenbriar S/D Water System 158 257 -
Hawks Ridge S/D 152 9 -
Jones Fish Camp 150 45 -
Littles Family Campground 150 33 -
Camp Dogwood 150 15 -
Duke Energy-Marshall Steam Station 150 5 -
Sedgefield S/D 145 10 -
Lake Norman Motel 144 3 -
Spencer RD Park 142 137 -
Friendship Methodist Church 140 3 -
Homestead Park S/D 137 248 -
Providence Baptist Church 135 21 -

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 Catawba County? ▼
Catawba County has 13,944 total drinking water violations across 148 water systems, of which 286 are health-based violations. 90.5% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Catawba County systems? ▼
Water systems in Catawba County serve approximately 145,176 people through 148 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Catawba County water? ▼
Of 7 water systems tested for PFAS in Catawba County, 2 had PFAS detected (28.6% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Catawba County? ▼
Water systems in Catawba County use GW (41 systems), SW (9 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. 2.1% of Catawba 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.