PlainWater
States → North Carolina

Community Water System · PWS NC0286175

Orchard View Park

Mount Airy, North Carolina 27030 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 109 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

109
People served
1,853
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,853 drinking-water violations at Orchard View Park - above the North Carolina per-system average.

1,853
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
109
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Orchard View Park

Orchard View Park is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 109 residents in Mount Airy, North Carolina (Surry County) through 43 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,853 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,346 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 517 violations (MON). 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%).

Orchard View Park's 1,853 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
109
Total Violations
1,853
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
43
County
Surry
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
1,346
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 517 2022
Public Notice Other 233 2023
Chlorine MR 143 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 120 2016
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 80 2022
Nitrate MR 51 2021
TTHM MR 44 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 39 2020
Lead and Copper Rule MR 38 2025
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 12 2017
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2017
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 11 2017
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 11 2017
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 11 2017
Carbon tetrachloride MR 11 2017
Tetrachloroethylene MR 11 2017
CHLOROBENZENE MR 11 2017
Toluene MR 11 2017
Styrene MR 11 2017
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 11 2017
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 11 2017
Trichloroethylene MR 11 2017
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 11 2017
Benzene MR 11 2017
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2017
Xylenes, Total MR 11 2017
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 11 2017
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2017
Vinyl chloride MR 11 2017
Ethylbenzene MR 11 2017

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 Orchard View Park.

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 NC0286175 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 Orchard View Park 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
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 38 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 5000
2023 Public Notice Other 233 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 7500
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 517 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 8000
2022 Chlorine MR 143 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 0999
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 80 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 7000
2021 Nitrate MR 51 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 1040
2020 TTHM MR 44 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 2950
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 39 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 2456
2017 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 12 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 2378
2017 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 11 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 2380
2017 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 11 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 2969
2017 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 11 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 2980
2017 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 11 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 2981
2017 Carbon tetrachloride MR 11 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 2982
2017 Tetrachloroethylene MR 11 SDWIS / NC0286175 / 2987

How Orchard View Park Compares

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

Metric Orchard View Park North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,853 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 109 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 Orchard View Park water safe to drink? ▼
Orchard View Park (PWS ID: NC0286175) has 1853 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 109 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Orchard View Park serve? ▼
Orchard View Park serves 109 people in Mount Airy, North Carolina. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 43 service connections.
What type of violations does Orchard View Park have? ▼
Orchard View Park has 1,853 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,346 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Orchard View Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Orchard View Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Orchard View Park use? ▼
Orchard View Park 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.