Community Water System · PWS NC0416163
Brandywine Bay
Operator location Charlotte, North Carolina - 31% of 161 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 2,245 served per SDWIS.
- 2,245
- People served (this PWS)
- 161
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 50
- Health-based (this PWS)
- Untested
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Brandywine Bay standing, high SDWIS violation third
31% of 161 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 31% is upper-third health share (> 23%). Population rank #12,719 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Brandywine Bay sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (161), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,245 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 31% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.
- #12,719 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #353 of 713
- Population · NC
- 161
- Total EPA violations on record
- 31%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 884
- County
- Carteret
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 50
- Monitoring Violations
- 107
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 35 | 2020 |
| Nitrate | MR | 17 | 1995 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 15 | 2021 |
| Arsenic | MR | 13 | 1988 |
| Chlorine | MR | 9 | 2022 |
| Mercury | MR | 8 | 1988 |
| Selenium | MR | 8 | 1988 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Chromium | MR | 8 | 1988 |
| Fluoride | MR | 8 | 1988 |
| Cadmium | MR | 8 | 1988 |
| Barium | MR | 8 | 1988 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | MR | 6 | 2004 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 6 | 2022 |
| Public Notice | Other | 2 | 2005 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Brandywine Bay has 161 recorded EPA violations, 82% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 18% carry more. 31% of this system's own violations are health-based (50 of 161), and it ranks #12,719 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
161 Higher than most more violations than 82% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
Health-based violations on Brandywine Bay
50 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for NC0416163.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section
Nationwide peers
161 violations · 2,245 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Brandywine Bay
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in North Carolina compares on the same EPA violation measures. North Carolina systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.