Mitchell County, North Carolina
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet NC121 · Mitchell County 25 sys · 1,602 viol · #2493/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 88.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 3.6% health
- RANK-LOWER #2493/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.2 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 92%
- SYS-SMALL 25 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Transylvania County ( -0.2 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Mitchell County ranks #2,493 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #93 of 100 counties in North Carolina. See methodology · corpus placement.
Mitchell County standing, lower-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 88.0% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 3.6% 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 #2,493 of 3,254 · #93 of 100 in North Carolina.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Mitchell County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Mitchell County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Pine, Town Of | 5,661 | 69 | Clean |
| Bakersville, Town Of | 725 | 430 | - |
| Gillespie Gap Maintenance | 250 | 15 | - |
| Dollar General #18574 | 200 | 0 | - |
| Swiss Pine Lakes | 185 | 149 | - |
| Altapass Baptist Church | 120 | 14 | - |
| Penland School of Crafts | 100 | 130 | - |
| Mountain Holler Steak & Seafood | 100 | 222 | - |
| Gem Mountain Store & Museum | 100 | 28 | - |
| Hopson`s Store | 99 | 6 | - |
| Sibelco North America-Red Hill Plant | 97 | 40 | - |
| Spruce Pine Campground | 80 | 19 | - |
| Mine Creek Baptist Church | 80 | 21 | - |
| Roan Mountain | 75 | 40 | - |
| Three Peaks RV Resort | 70 | 14 | - |
| Roan Mtn Missionary Baptist | 60 | 109 | - |
| Moose Lodge 1159 & Campground | 60 | 64 | - |
| Heaven Bound Church | 60 | 0 | - |
| Spring Creek Baptist | 45 | 40 | - |
| Bonnie & Clyde`s Restaurant | 25 | 48 | - |
| Emerald Village | 25 | 56 | - |
| Snow Hill Food Mart | 25 | 31 | - |
| Humpback Mountain | 25 | 11 | - |
| Little Rock Creek Campground | 25 | 46 | - |
| Little Switzerland Orchard & Brewery | 25 | 0 | - |
Compare beyond North Carolina
Lower-flagged peers for Mitchell County
Cross-state counties nearest Mitchell County on flagged-system share (88.0%) and cumulative violation count (1,602). 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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