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Community Water System · PWS NC0241196

Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing

Greensboro, North Carolina 27408 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 683 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

683
People served
1,233
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,233 drinking-water violations at Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing - above the North Carolina per-system average.

1,233
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
683
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing

Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 683 residents in Greensboro, North Carolina (Guilford County) through 269 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,233 total violations for this system , of which 1 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,175 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Public Notice, recorded in 42 violations (Other). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across North Carolina, EPA tracks 5,020 public water systems serving 9,877,724 people, with 524,053 cumulative violations and 38,492 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 104.4 violations. Statewide, 174 of 287 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.6%).

Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing's 1,233 violations sit above the North Carolina average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
683
Total Violations
1,233
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
269
County
Guilford
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
1,175
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 42 2009
Coliform (TCR) MR 33 2004
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 29 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 21 2008
Radium-226 MR 21 2008
Radium-228 MR 21 2008
Combined Uranium MR 21 2008
Atrazine MR 20 2006
Picloram MR 20 2006
Simazine MR 20 2006
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 20 2006
Toxaphene MR 20 2006
BHC-GAMMA MR 20 2006
Carbofuran MR 20 2006
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 20 2006
Arsenic MR 20 2000
Methoxychlor MR 20 2006
Dinoseb MR 20 2006
Heptachlor MR 20 2006
Heptachlor epoxide MR 20 2006
2,4,5-TP MR 20 2006
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 20 2006
Pentachlorophenol MR 20 2006
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 20 2006
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 20 2006
Chlordane MR 20 2006
2,4-D MR 20 2006
Dalapon MR 20 2006
LASSO MR 20 2006
OXAMYL MR 20 2006

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NC0241196 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

North Carolina Drinking Water Authority

North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NC regulator portal

Source: North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 5200
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 5000
2010 TTHM MR 10 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 2950
2010 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 2456
2009 Public Notice Other 42 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 7500
2008 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 29 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 4000
2008 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 21 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 4010
2008 Radium-226 MR 21 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 4020
2008 Radium-228 MR 21 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 4030
2008 Combined Uranium MR 21 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 4006
2008 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 1 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 0600
2006 Atrazine MR 20 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 2050
2006 Picloram MR 20 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 2040
2006 Simazine MR 20 SDWIS / NC0241196 / 2037

How Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,233 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 7.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 60.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 683 1,968 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 5,020 regulated public water systems in North Carolina.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing water safe to drink? ▼
Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing (PWS ID: NC0241196) has 1233 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 683 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing serve? ▼
Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing serves 683 people in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 269 service connections.
What type of violations does Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing have? ▼
Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing has 1,233 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,175 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing use? ▼
Quarterstone Farm/Country Xing uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.