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Community Water System · PWS NC0285025

Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth

Danbury, North Carolina 27016 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 420 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

420
People served
158
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 158 drinking-water violations at Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth, 6% of them health-based - above the North Carolina per-system average.

158
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
420
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth

Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 420 residents in Danbury, North Carolina (Stokes County) through 168 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 158 total violations for this system , of which 9 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 114 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 44 violations (MR). 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%).

Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth's 158 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
420
Total Violations
158
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
168
County
Stokes
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
114
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 44 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 43 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2007
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 15 2006
Public Notice Other 15 2014
Chlorine MR 8 2007
TTHM MCL 5 2011
Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 2003

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 Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth.

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 NC0285025 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 Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth 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
2020 TTHM MR 44 SDWIS / NC0285025 / 2950
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 43 SDWIS / NC0285025 / 2456
2014 Public Notice Other 15 SDWIS / NC0285025 / 7500
2011 TTHM MCL 5 SDWIS / NC0285025 / 2950
2007 Coliform (TCR) MR 19 SDWIS / NC0285025 / 3100
2007 Chlorine MR 8 SDWIS / NC0285025 / 0999
2006 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 15 SDWIS / NC0285025 / 7000
2003 Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 SDWIS / NC0285025 / 5000

How Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth Compares

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

Metric Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 158 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 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 420 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 Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth water safe to drink? ▼
Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth (PWS ID: NC0285025) has 158 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 420 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth serve? ▼
Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth serves 420 people in Danbury, North Carolina. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 168 service connections.
What type of violations does Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth have? ▼
Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth has 158 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 114 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth use? ▼
Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth uses Surface Water 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.