Community Water System · PWS NC0392341

Ashley Hills North S/D

Charlotte, North Carolina 28224 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 602 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

602
People served: 170
EPA violations: 92
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 170 drinking-water violations at Ashley Hills North S/D, 54% of them health-based - above the North Carolina per-system average.

170
Total EPA violations on record: 54%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 602
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Ashley Hills North S/D

Ashley Hills North S/D is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 602 residents in Charlotte, North Carolina (Wake County) through 237 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 170 total violations for this system , of which 92 (54%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 67 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Uranium, recorded in 52 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Ashley Hills North S/D's 170 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

602

Total Violations

170

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 237
County: Wake
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 92
Monitoring Violations: 67
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Combined Uranium	MCL	52	2016
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MCL	30	2007
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MCL	10	2019
Public Notice	Other	6	2016
Chlorine	MR	4	2004
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2002
Vinyl chloride	MR	3	2002
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	2002
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	2002
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	3	2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	3	2002
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	3	2002
Toluene	MR	3	2002
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	3	2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2002
Ethylbenzene	MR	3	2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2002
Benzene	MR	3	2002
Styrene	MR	3	2002
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	3	2002
Xylenes, Total	MR	3	2002
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	3	2002
Trichloroethylene	MR	3	2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	3	2002
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	3	2002
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	3	2002

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 Ashley Hills North S/D.

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 NC0392341 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 Ashley Hills North S/D 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
2019	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MCL	10	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 4010
2016	Combined Uranium	MCL	52	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 4006
2016	Public Notice	Other	6	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 7500
2007	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MCL	30	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 4000
2004	Chlorine	MR	4	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 0999
2002	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 2979
2002	Vinyl chloride	MR	3	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 2976
2002	p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 2969
2002	o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 2968
2002	CHLOROBENZENE	MR	3	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 2989
2002	1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	3	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 2985
2002	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	3	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 2982
2002	Toluene	MR	3	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 2991
2002	1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	3	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 2980
2002	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	SDWIS / NC0392341 / 2380

How Ashley Hills North S/D Compares

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

Metric	Ashley Hills North S/D	North Carolina avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	170	104.4	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	92	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	602	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 Ashley Hills North S/D water safe to drink? ▼

Ashley Hills North S/D (PWS ID: NC0392341) has 170 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 602 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Ashley Hills North S/D serve? ▼

Ashley Hills North S/D serves 602 people in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 237 service connections.

What type of violations does Ashley Hills North S/D have? ▼

Ashley Hills North S/D has 170 total violations: 92 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 67 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Ashley Hills North S/D water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Ashley Hills North S/D under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Ashley Hills North S/D use? ▼

Ashley Hills North S/D 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.