Question 1

Is Leicester Elem School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Leicester Elem School (PWS ID: NC0111401) has 58 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 679 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Leicester Elem School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Leicester Elem School serves 679 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Asheville or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Asheville, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Leicester Elem School have?

Accepted Answer

Leicester Elem School has 58 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 40 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Leicester Elem School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Leicester Elem School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Leicester Elem School use?

Accepted Answer

Leicester Elem School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Leicester Elem School sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Leicester Elem School ranks #24,752 of 29,740 by people served, and #593 of 713 in North Carolina. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Leicester Elem School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Leicester Elem School has 58 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 39% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 60% of that cohort has fewer violations than Leicester Elem School. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Nitrate	MR	13	2005
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	13	2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	10	2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	5	2023
Public Notice	Other	5	2023
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	4	1994
Nitrate	MCL	4	2003
TTHM	MR	4	2021

Leicester Elem School

Leicester Elem School standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Leicester Elem School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints