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Rutherford County, North Carolina

Water Systems
60
Population Served
55,778
Total Violations
6,972
242 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

95.0%
Systems with Violations
116.2
Avg Violations per System
3.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
43 systems (72%)
SW
7 systems (12%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
50.0%
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

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

No violations on record (3) One or more violations (47)

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
Forest City, Town Of 21,521 109 Clean
Broad River Water Authority 18,242 31 Detected
Ellenboro Town Of 2,322 106 -
Concord Comm Water System 1,867 56 -
Fairfield Mountains No 1 1,798 13 -
Lake Lure, Town Of 1,176 1,311 -
Bostic, Town Of 953 84 -
Fairfield Mtns-Apple Valley 950 76 -
Northgate Golden Valley, LLC 850 90 -
Chimney Rock State Park 820 36 -
Daniel Morgan Wtr District-NC 376 43 -
The Mason Jar 300 30 -
Camp Lurecrest 250 116 -
Lake Lure Village Resort 226 349 -
Bridges S/D 200 264 -
Mt View Baptist Church 200 36 -
Lake House Restaurant 200 87 -
Dollar General #23229 200 0 -
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 175 258 -
Grays Creek Baptist Church 175 57 -
Mt Vernon Baptist Church 150 34 -
West Point Baptist Church 150 8 -
Holly Hills S/D 122 82 -
Green Hill Baptist Church 120 55 -
South Mountain Christian Camp Cafeteria 120 0 -
Mountain Creek Baptist Church 117 69 -
Walls Baptist Church 100 55 -
Piney Knob Baptist Church 100 148 -
Welcome Home Baptist Church 100 52 -
Harvest Time Bible Camp 100 58 -
Big Springs Baptist Church 100 40 -
Piedmont Scout Reservation No 2 100 41 -
Firefly Cove 99 51 -
Chimney Rock Village 94 1,161 -
Fairview Baptist Church 90 13 -
Race Path Baptist Church 90 95 -
First Broad Baptist Church 90 49 -
Fork Creek Baptist Church 90 12 -
Bills Creek Baptist Church 75 121 -
Montford Cove Missionary Bapt 75 113 -
Victory Baptist Church 70 67 -
Robertson Creek Fwb Church 65 117 -
Canoe Kitchen and Bar 60 213 -
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church 60 4 -
Wilson Baptist Church 60 93 -
Cane Creek Baptist Church 55 46 -
Riverside Baptist Church 50 144 -
Piedmont Scout Reservation No 3 50 6 -
South Mountain Christian Camp-Office 50 0 -
Broad River Baptist Church 40 67 -

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 Rutherford County? ▼
Rutherford County has 6,972 total drinking water violations across 60 water systems, of which 242 are health-based violations. 95.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Rutherford County systems? ▼
Water systems in Rutherford County serve approximately 55,778 people through 60 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Rutherford County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Rutherford County, 1 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Rutherford County? ▼
Water systems in Rutherford County use GW (43 systems), SW (7 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. 3.5% of Rutherford 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.