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Community Water System · PWS NC0464035

Bailey, Town Of

Bailey, North Carolina 27807 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 563 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

563
People served
539
EPA violations
2
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 539 drinking-water violations at Bailey, Town Of - above the North Carolina per-system average.

539
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
563
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bailey, Town Of

Bailey, Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 563 residents in Bailey, North Carolina (Nash County) through 301 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 539 total violations for this system , of which 2 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 500 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 Public Notice, recorded in 19 violations (Other). 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%).

Bailey, Town Of's 539 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
563
Total Violations
539
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
301
County
Nash
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
500
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 19 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 2023
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 10 2017
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 9 2017
Xylenes, Total MR 9 2017
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 9 2017
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 9 2017
Vinyl chloride MR 9 2017
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 9 2017
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 9 2017
Trichloroethylene MR 9 2017
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 9 2017
Tetrachloroethylene MR 9 2017
CHLOROBENZENE MR 9 2017
Benzene MR 9 2017
Toluene MR 9 2017
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 9 2017
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 9 2017
Carbon tetrachloride MR 9 2017
Endrin MR 9 2017
Ethylbenzene MR 9 2017
Styrene MR 9 2017
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 9 2017
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 9 2017
Simazine MR 8 2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 8 2017
Methoxychlor MR 8 2017
BHC-GAMMA MR 8 2017
2,4-D MR 8 2017
LASSO MR 8 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 Bailey, Town Of.

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 NC0464035 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 Bailey, Town Of 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 Chlorine MR 6 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 0999
2024 Public Notice Other 19 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 7500
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 5200
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 7000
2023 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 3014
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 5000
2022 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 2950
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 2456
2017 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 10 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 2378
2017 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 9 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 2380
2017 Xylenes, Total MR 9 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 2955
2017 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 9 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 2968
2017 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 9 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 2969
2017 Vinyl chloride MR 9 SDWIS / NC0464035 / 2976

How Bailey, Town Of Compares

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

Metric Bailey, Town Of North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 539 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 2 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 563 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 Bailey, Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Bailey, Town Of (PWS ID: NC0464035) has 539 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 563 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bailey, Town Of serve? ▼
Bailey, Town Of serves 563 people in Bailey, North Carolina. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 301 service connections.
What type of violations does Bailey, Town Of have? ▼
Bailey, Town Of has 539 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 500 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bailey, Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bailey, Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bailey, Town Of use? ▼
Bailey, Town Of 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.