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Jackson County, North Carolina

Water Systems
112
Population Served
35,533
Total Violations
10,421
751 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

85.7%
Systems with Violations
93.0
Avg Violations per System
7.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
48 systems (43%)
SW
2 systems (2%)

PFAS Contamination

2
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

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

No violations on record (6) One or more violations (44)

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
Western Carolina Univ WTP 7,800 182 Clean
Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth 7,528 132 Clean
Fairfield Sapphire 3,873 88 -
Whiteside Brewing Company 850 0 -
High Hampton Inn/Country Club 770 340 -
Great Smoky Mountain Camp & RV Park 638 17 -
Trillium Links & Village 610 450 -
Highlands Cove S/D 577 61 -
Cashiers Spinx #303 500 32 -
Mountain Top Golf & Lake Club 445 48 -
Wade Hampton Club 429 114 -
Trillium Links West 424 36 -
Cashiers Water Works 406 41 -
Bear Lake Reserve 1B 396 30 -
Summit Charter School 368 145 -
Blue Ridge School 350 57 -
Forest Hills Water System 323 287 -
Camp Merrie-Woode 300 50 -
Cashiers UMC 300 47 -
Cashiers Mountain Market 300 5 -
Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau 270 11 -
Chinquapin Development 259 0 -
Sun Retreats Nantahala 251 61 -
Cedar Hill 244 64 -
Moonshine Creek Campground 238 38 -
Flaming Arrow Campground 203 49 -
Cornucopia Gourmet 200 70 -
Happ`s Place 200 38 -
Victory Baptist Church 200 0 -
Dollar General Store #18789 200 6 -
Caney Fork General Store 200 0 -
Corner Market 200 5 -
Dollar General #23836 200 0 -
Fort Wilderness Campground 191 122 -
Big Sheep Cliff 175 318 -
Holly Cove RV Resort 157 19 -
Cashiers Valley Smokehouse 150 49 -
Clarion Pointe Sylva 150 106 -
Balsam Missionary Baptist Ch 150 174 -
Cashiers Comm Child Dev Center 125 88 -
Lighthouse Baptist Church 125 0 -
Cedar Creek Woods 122 120 -
Ralph J Andrews Rec Park 120 54 -
Victory Christian School 120 208 -
Bear Lake Reserve Golden Farms 117 46 -
Strawberry Hill 109 168 -
Cedar Ridge Estates 107 214 -
Ballough Hills 102 90 -
Chattooga Club 100 848 -
Signal Ridge Marina 100 59 -

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 Jackson County? ▼
Jackson County has 10,421 total drinking water violations across 112 water systems, of which 751 are health-based violations. 85.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Jackson County systems? ▼
Water systems in Jackson County serve approximately 35,533 people through 112 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Jackson County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Jackson County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Jackson County? ▼
Water systems in Jackson County use GW (48 systems), SW (2 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. 7.2% of Jackson 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.