Question 1

Is Echota S/D water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Echota S/D (PWS ID: NC3095002) has 248 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 678 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Echota S/D serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Echota S/D serves 678 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 665 service connections. The operator address is listed in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Echota S/D have?

Accepted Answer

Echota S/D has 248 total violations: 40 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 194 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 Echota S/D water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Echota S/D use?

Accepted Answer

Echota 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 Echota S/D sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Echota S/D ranks #24,767 of 29,740 by people served, and #594 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 Echota S/D's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Echota S/D has 248 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 12% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 88% of that cohort has fewer violations than Echota 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
Arsenic	MCL	40	2022
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	8	2020
Public Notice	Other	6	2009
Endrin	MR	4	2008
Methoxychlor	MR	4	2008
Dalapon	MR	4	2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	4	2008
OXAMYL	MR	4	2008
Simazine	MR	4	2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	4	2008
Dinoseb	MR	4	2008
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	4	2008
Carbofuran	MR	4	2008
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	4	2008
2,4-D	MR	4	2008
2,4,5-TP	MR	4	2008
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2008
Pentachlorophenol	MR	4	2008
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	4	2008
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	4	2008
Chlordane	MR	4	2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2008
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2008
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2008
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2008
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2008
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2008
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2008
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2008
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2008

Echota S/D

Echota S/D standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Echota S/D

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints