Cherokee County, North Carolina
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet NC039 · Cherokee County 17 sys · 2,553 viol · #2243/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 94.1% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 4.1% health
- RANK-LOWER #2243/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 88%
- SYS-SMALL 17 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Granville County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Cherokee County ranks #2,243 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #86 of 100 counties in North Carolina. See methodology · corpus placement.
Cherokee County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 94.1% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 4.1% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #2,243 of 3,254 · #86 of 100 in North Carolina.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Cherokee County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Cherokee County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy, Town Of | 4,498 | 167 | Clean |
| Andrews, Town Of | 3,284 | 189 | - |
| Marble Community Wtr System | 999 | 210 | - |
| Bear Paw Resort | 909 | 41 | - |
| Ranger Elem School | 350 | 61 | - |
| Hiwassee Dam School | 300 | 289 | - |
| The Mountain Folk Center | 300 | 70 | - |
| Dollar General #22094 | 200 | 0 | - |
| Martins Creek Elem School | 165 | 68 | - |
| Granny Squirrel | 142 | 204 | - |
| J C Campbell Folk School | 97 | 92 | - |
| Murphy MHP | 51 | 766 | - |
| DOT-Cherokee Co Equip Shop | 45 | 60 | - |
| The Sanctuary at Vance Mtn | 30 | 166 | - |
| Lake Cherokee Recreation Area | 25 | 27 | - |
| Fields of the Wood | 25 | 128 | - |
| Peddlers Country Market | 25 | 15 | - |
Compare beyond North Carolina
Mid-flagged peers for Cherokee County
Cross-state counties nearest Cherokee County on flagged-system share (94.1%) and cumulative violation count (2,553). 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.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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