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Surry County, North Carolina

Water Systems
115
Population Served
30,850
Total Violations
10,400
453 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

93.9%
Systems with Violations
90.4
Avg Violations per System
4.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
45 systems (39%)
SW
5 systems (4%)

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

Surry 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
Mount Airy, City Of 10,314 29 Clean
Elkin, Town Of 4,076 43 Clean
Dobson, Town Of 2,615 129 -
Pilot Mountain, Town Of 1,976 273 -
Raven Knob Boy Scout Camp 900 0 -
Pilot Mountain St Pk Campground 800 17 -
Wedgewood/Town and Country Woods 587 162 -
Hillcrest/McBride Heights S/D 491 157 -
Cedar Ridge Elem School 410 30 -
Hollows Water System (The) 378 169 -
Homeplace Recreational Park 358 53 -
Copeland Elementary School 329 44 -
Woodbridge S/D 318 3 -
Shoals Elem School 296 31 -
Westfield Elem School 245 24 -
Greenfield Water System 244 224 -
Mountain Park Elem School 224 32 -
Mt Airy 1st Pent Holiness Ch 210 39 -
Colonial Woods Water System 206 174 -
DOT-Surry Co I-77 Weigh St Nbl 200 34 -
DOT-Surry Co I-77 Weigh St Sbl 200 67 -
Mt Pleasant Baptist Church No 2 170 15 -
Farm Water System (The) 160 136 -
Windgate S/D 158 25 -
Hickory Creek S/D 158 11 -
Inglewood Water System 150 104 -
Pine Lakes S/D 145 83 -
Indian Grove Baptist Church 140 29 -
South Ridge S/D 135 3 -
Pine Hill Church 125 47 -
Woodcreek S/D 122 173 -
Grace Academy of Mt Airy 117 391 -
Walnut Tree S/D 112 163 -
Orchard View Park 109 1,853 -
Ararat River Campground 100 54 -
Jessup Grove Baptist Church 100 26 -
Blues Grove Baptist Church Inc 100 0 -
Charity Hill Baptist Church 100 48 -
New Hope Baptist Church 100 36 -
Anchored in Jesus Baptist 100 9 -
Reeves Woods 99 103 -
Hardy Bros Inc 92 0 -
Allen Woods Village 81 163 -
The Peoples Church 80 19 -
Union Hill Friends Meeting 75 5 -
Zephyr Missionary Baptist Ch 75 72 -
Pine Ridge Baptist Church 75 8 -
Second Chance Church 75 12 -
Bannertown Hills S/D 74 177 -
Snow Hill Water System 74 108 -

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 Surry County? ▼
Surry County has 10,400 total drinking water violations across 115 water systems, of which 453 are health-based violations. 93.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Surry County systems? ▼
Water systems in Surry County serve approximately 30,850 people through 115 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Surry County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Surry County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Surry County? ▼
Water systems in Surry County use GW (45 systems), SW (5 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. 4.4% of Surry 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.