Question 1

Is Amber Acres North S/D water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Amber Acres North S/D (PWS ID: NC0392346) has 159 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 752 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Amber Acres North S/D serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Amber Acres North S/D serves 752 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Charlotte or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 309 service connections. The operator address is listed in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Amber Acres North S/D have?

Accepted Answer

Amber Acres North S/D has 159 total violations: 44 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 97 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 Amber Acres North S/D water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Amber Acres North S/D use?

Accepted Answer

Amber Acres North 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

Where does Amber Acres North S/D sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Amber Acres North S/D ranks #23,289 of 29,740 by people served, and #556 of 713 in North Carolina. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Amber Acres North S/D has 159 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 18% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 82% of that cohort has fewer violations than Amber Acres North 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
Combined Uranium	MCL	25	2023
Public Notice	Other	18	2004
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MCL	12	2002
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MR	8	2005
Radium-226	MR	8	2003
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MCL	7	2004
Radium-228	MR	6	2002
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	4	2005
Gross Beta Particle Activity	MR	4	2005
Combined Uranium	MR	4	2005
Ethylbenzene	MR	3	2000
Toluene	MR	3	2000
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	3	2000
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	3	2000
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	3	2000
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	3	2000
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2000
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	2000
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	3	2000
Xylenes, Total	MR	3	2000
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	3	2000
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2000
Styrene	MR	3	2000
Benzene	MR	3	2000
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	3	2000
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2000
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	3	2000
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	3	2000
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	2000
Vinyl chloride	MR	3	2000

Amber Acres North S/D

Amber Acres North S/D standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Amber Acres North S/D

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints