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Watauga County, North Carolina

Water Systems
97
Population Served
48,240
Total Violations
7,254
472 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

93.8%
Systems with Violations
74.8
Avg Violations per System
6.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
46 systems (47%)
SW
4 systems (4%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
33.3%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

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
Boone, Town Of 19,811 73 Detected
Appalachian State Univ WTP 11,150 239 Clean
Beech Mountain, Town Of 2,468 99 -
Blowing Rock, Town Of 1,637 37 Clean
Hound Ears Water System 975 3 -
Cottages of Boone 890 40 -
Tweetsie Railroad Inc 800 19 -
Echota S/D 678 248 -
Parkway Elem School 629 26 -
Powder Horn Mountain 548 325 -
Cone Park 500 9 -
Mill Ridge POA 427 78 -
Valle Crucis Elem School 410 39 -
Seven Devils, Town Of 400 737 -
Valle Crucis Elementary School 400 0 -
Ski Mountain S/D 397 88 -
Buffalo Camp RV Park 356 27 -
KOA-Campground 352 8 -
Blowing Rock Conference Center 325 14 -
Bradford Park 310 152 -
Cove Creek Elementary School 273 98 -
Green Valley Elem School 251 21 -
Flintlock Campground 245 58 -
Grandfather Mountain Campgrd 225 51 -
Samaritans Purse Conference Center 220 31 -
Chapel Hill S/D 216 27 -
Mount Vernon Baptist Church 201 91 -
Mountain Ridge Estates 168 279 -
Blue Ridge Preservation Inc 150 9 -
Mabel Elem School 137 22 -
Bethel Elementary School 128 30 -
Price Park Campground 100 34 -
Crystal Mountain 88 71 -
Crestview Estates S/D 87 30 -
Smoketree Lodge 80 142 -
Appalachian Advent Christ Cg 80 125 -
Appalcart Transit Facility 80 13 -
Mountain Pathways School Annex 77 24 -
Laurelwood Development 71 51 -
Mast General Store-Warehouse 70 21 -
Rha Health Services 70 42 -
Western Watauga Community Center 70 34 -
Cove Creek Preservation & Dev 65 159 -
Honeybear Campground Section C&d 62 60 -
Vanderpool Campground Inc. 60 172 -
Honeybear Campground Section A&b 60 101 -
Pebble Creek Apartments 52 271 -
Blue Ridge Estates 51 850 -
Watauga MHP 45 102 -
Valley View S/D 40 20 -

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 Watauga County? ▼
Watauga County has 7,254 total drinking water violations across 97 water systems, of which 472 are health-based violations. 93.8% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Watauga County systems? ▼
Water systems in Watauga County serve approximately 48,240 people through 97 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Watauga County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Watauga County, 1 had PFAS detected (33.3% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Watauga County? ▼
Water systems in Watauga County use GW (46 systems), SW (4 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. 6.5% of Watauga 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.