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Wilkes County, North Carolina

Water Systems
89
Population Served
50,297
Total Violations
3,289
208 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 7 tested

Violation Analysis

91.0%
Systems with Violations
37.0
Avg Violations per System
6.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
42 systems (47%)
SW
8 systems (9%)

PFAS Contamination

7
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
28.6%
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

Wilkes 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
West Wilkes Wtr Association Inc 12,573 11 Detected
Blue Ridge Water Association 8,486 10 Detected
Mulberry-Fairplains Wtr Assoc 8,150 15 Clean
North Wilkesboro, Town Of 4,265 147 Clean
Wilkesboro, Town Of 3,643 0 Clean
Broadway Water Association 3,556 164 Clean
Moravian Falls Water System 3,455 28 Clean
Ronda, Town Of 938 68 -
Blue Ridge Mtn Club 685 19 -
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 400 12 -
Ronda-Clingman Elem School 300 89 -
Greenstreet Mtn Campground Resort 250 0 -
Stone Mtn State Park - Campground 236 5 -
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church 230 9 -
Lewis Fork Baptist Church 175 76 -
Boomer-Ferguson Elem School 175 94 -
Bandits Roost Park Area A 142 55 -
Wilkes Skyline Marina 127 82 -
The Ridge 102 1 -
Bandits Roost Park Area B 102 14 -
Cranberry Baptist Church 100 78 -
Round Hill Baptist Church 100 7 -
Cameron Ridge Treatment Center 92 4 -
New Hope Baptist Church 80 55 -
Traphill Elem School 75 27 -
Saddlebrook Restaurant & Grill 75 23 -
Warrior Creek Park Area F W-16 56 44 -
Warrior Creek Park Sites 1-21 51 36 -
Warrior Creek Park Area F W17 50 22 -
Fort Hamby Park 50 21 -
Piney Grove Baptist Church 50 17 -
The Ridge-Stables 50 10 -
Campground Grill 50 0 -
New Light Baptist Church No 2 45 25 -
Eckerd of Boomer 33 89 -
Knobbs Baptist Church 25 33 -
Benham Baptist Church 25 18 -
Zion Hill Baptist Church 25 8 -
Walnut Grove Baptist Church 25 3 -
Sharon Walker Baptist Church 25 23 -
Traphill Grocery 25 21 -
Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station 25 5 -
Welcome Home Baptist Ch 25 26 -
Union Baptist Church 25 126 -
Rock Springs Baptist Church 25 49 -
Roaring Gap Bapt Church 25 56 -
Traphill Baptist Church 25 23 -
Goshen Baptist Church 25 14 -
Wilkes Faith Church 25 86 -
Piney Ridge Baptist Church 25 15 -

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 Wilkes County? ▼
Wilkes County has 3,289 total drinking water violations across 89 water systems, of which 208 are health-based violations. 91.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Wilkes County systems? ▼
Water systems in Wilkes County serve approximately 50,297 people through 89 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Wilkes County water? ▼
Of 7 water systems tested for PFAS in Wilkes County, 2 had PFAS detected (28.6% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Wilkes County? ▼
Water systems in Wilkes County use GW (42 systems), SW (8 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. 6.3% of Wilkes 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.