County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Forsyth County, North Carolina
19 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 392,063 people in Forsyth County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 19
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 2,199
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 0.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (1 tested) Lower third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet NC067 · Forsyth County 19 sys · 2,199 viol · #182/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 3.2% health
- RANK-TOP #182/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 89%
- SYS-SMALL 19 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Union County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Forsyth County ranks #182 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #4 of 100 counties in North Carolina. See methodology · corpus placement.
Forsyth County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 3.2% 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 #182 of 3,254 · #4 of 100 in North Carolina.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Forsyth County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Forsyth County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem, City Of | 388,060 | 123 | Clean |
| Abington S/D | 1,506 | 28 | - |
| Graystone/Smokerise Water System | 455 | 219 | - |
| Applegate Water System | 442 | 360 | - |
| Yorktown S/D | 272 | 15 | - |
| Grandview Water System | 198 | 22 | - |
| McBride`s MHP | 190 | 113 | - |
| Bishops Ridge S/D | 173 | 26 | - |
| Mikkola Downs S/D | 154 | 86 | - |
| Deerpath S/D | 142 | 21 | - |
| Clemmons Learning Center | 75 | 812 | - |
| Kernersville Lake Park | 75 | 21 | - |
| Pine Knolls Water Supply | 71 | 73 | - |
| Peabody Forest S/D | 66 | 21 | - |
| Stonington S/D | 58 | 127 | - |
| Country Club Annex | 38 | 51 | - |
| Blue Water Cove S/D | 38 | 38 | - |
| Fraternity Ch of the Brethren | 25 | 31 | - |
| Northside Baptist Church | 25 | 12 | - |
Compare beyond North Carolina
Mid-flagged peers for Forsyth County
Cross-state counties nearest Forsyth County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (2,199). 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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