County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Montgomery County, North Carolina
19 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 29,684 people in Montgomery County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 19
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 1,570
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (2 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet NC123 · Montgomery County 19 sys · 1,570 viol · #1378/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 19.1% health
- RANK-MID #1378/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 53%
- SYS-SMALL 19 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Forsyth County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Montgomery County ranks #1,378 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #65 of 100 counties in North Carolina. See methodology · corpus placement.
Montgomery 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 19.1% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #1,378 of 3,254 · #65 of 100 in North Carolina.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Montgomery County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Montgomery County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Water System | 14,710 | 235 | Detected |
| Troy, Town Of | 3,591 | 61 | Detected |
| Badin Shores Resort | 2,743 | 170 | - |
| Biscoe, Town Of | 2,735 | 66 | - |
| Mount Gilead, Town Of | 1,463 | 66 | - |
| Woodrun S/D | 1,216 | 96 | - |
| Star, Town Of | 933 | 106 | - |
| Candor, Town Of | 875 | 75 | - |
| Carolina Forest Water System | 596 | 70 | - |
| Arrowhead Campground | 100 | 29 | - |
| Town Creek Indian Mounds | 100 | 50 | - |
| Usfs-Badin Lake Campground Lower Loop | 100 | 44 | - |
| Badin Group Camp-Rec Area | 100 | 25 | - |
| Badin Lake C.g.-Upper Loop | 100 | 10 | - |
| Eckerd Candor | 92 | 218 | - |
| Laurel Hill Baptist Church | 75 | 207 | - |
| Holly Mount Baptist Church | 55 | 22 | - |
| Canebrake Horse Camp | 50 | 10 | - |
| Kings Mountain Rec Area | 50 | 10 | - |
Compare beyond North Carolina
Mid-flagged peers for Montgomery County
Cross-state counties nearest Montgomery County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (1,570). 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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