Question 1

Is Private Acres S/D water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Private Acres S/D (PWS ID: NC0113129) has 93 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 124 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Private Acres S/D serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Private Acres S/D serves 124 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Landis or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 49 service connections. The operator address is listed in Landis, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Private Acres S/D have?

Accepted Answer

Private Acres S/D has 93 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 87 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Private Acres S/D water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Private Acres S/D under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Private Acres S/D use?

Accepted Answer

Private Acres S/D uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

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

How does Private Acres S/D's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Private Acres S/D has 93 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 28% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 72% of that cohort has fewer violations than Private Acres S/D. 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	10	2001
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	4	2011
Vinyl chloride	MR	3	2004
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	2004
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	2004
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2004
Ethylbenzene	MR	3	2004
Benzene	MR	3	2004
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	3	2004
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	3	2004
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	3	2004
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2004
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2004
Xylenes, Total	MR	3	2004
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	3	2004
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	3	2004
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	3	2004
Toluene	MR	3	2004
Styrene	MR	3	2004
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	3	2004
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	3	2004
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	3	2004
Trichloroethylene	MR	3	2004
Chromium	MR	2	1980
Arsenic	MR	2	1980
Selenium	MR	2	1980
Barium	MR	2	1980
Fluoride	MR	2	1980
Cadmium	MR	2	1980
Mercury	MR	2	1980

Private Acres S/D

Private Acres S/D standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Private Acres S/D

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load