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North Carolina

Avery County drinking water quality

68 active public water systems serve 17,049 people in Avery County. 38 are compliant, 30 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 1 carries a health flag.

Active systems 68 18 community systems
People served 17K by public water systems
Systems with violations 30 44% of active systems, past 3 years
Serious violators 0 1 systems carry a health flag

Needs attention

Riverside Elem School NC0106478 · Newland · Non-Transient non-community system · Serves 150 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR).

Community water systems

18 systems, largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Sugar Mountain Utility
Banner Elk 		3,226 0 0
Linville Land Harbor
Linville 		2,280 1 0
Banner Elk, Town of
Banner Elk 		1,164 0 0
Newland, Town of
Newland 		999 3 2
Elk River Club Development
Banner Elk 		732 0 0
Linville Ridge
Linville 		710 1 0
Linville Resorts INC
Linville 		499 1 0
Elk Park, Town of
Elk Park 		495 1 1
Blue Ridge Village
Banner Elk 		343 2 1
Charles a Cannon Memorial Hospital
Linville 		320 1 0
Grandfather Golf & Country Clu
Linville 		250 2 2
Crossnore, Town of
Crossnore 		195 1 0
Mountain Spring Water System
Linville 		165 2 2
Ski Country
Banner Elk 		150 1 0
Lees-McRae -South Campus
Banner Elk 		99 3 1
The Heritage of Sugar Mountain
Newland 		55 2 1
Linville River Farms
Crossnore 		25 0 0
Woodland Meadows
Banner Elk 		25 0 0
Non-community systems (50: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Grandfather Mtn Entrance
Linville 		500 0 0
Grandfather Mtn Picnic Area
Linville 		300 1 1
Grandfather Mtn Snack Bar
Linville 		300 0 0
Teen Valley Ranch
Plumbtree 		260 0 0
Teen Valley Ranch Chalet
Asheville 		260 0 0
Dollar General #14483
Newland 		200 0 0
Dollar General #31478
Newland 		200 0 0
Grandfather Mtn Museum
Linville 		200 0 0
Mtn Glen Golf Club
Newland 		200 1 1
Down by the River Campground
Pineola 		188 0 0
Heaton Christian Church
Elk Park 		150 0 0
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Newland 		150 0 0
Riverside Elem School
Newland 		150 2 1
Three Mile Quick Mart
Newland 		150 1 0
Mtn. River Family Campground
Newland 		120 1 0
Linville Falls R.v Park, Campground and
Linville Falls 		102 1 1
Camp Linn Haven
Newland 		100 0 0
Henson Creek Baptist Church
Newland 		100 0 0
Temple Baptist Church
Newland 		100 1 1
The Artisanal Restaurant
Banner Elk 		100 1 0
The Lodge at Banner Elk
Banner Elk 		100 0 0
Diamond Creek Clubhouse
Banner Elk 		75 2 1
Italian Pizza & Pasta Restaurant
Pineola 		75 0 0
Pleasant Hill Bapt Church
Newland 		75 0 0
Sibelco North America-School House Plant
Spruce Pine 		75 1 1
Walnut Grove Presbyterian CH
Newland 		75 0 0
Big Meadows Baptist Church
Newland 		70 1 1
B H Corpening Training Center
Crossnore 		60 0 0
ST Bernadette Catholic Church
Linville 		60 0 0
Arbor Dale Presbyterian CH
Banner Elk 		50 0 0
Camp Lutherock Founder's Lodge
Newland 		50 1 0
Camp Lutherock Bathhouse
Newland 		50 2 1
Elk Valley Baptist Church
Banner Elk 		50 0 0
Holston Presbyterian Camp
Banner Elk 		50 0 0
Pineola Mart
Pineola 		50 1 0
Spear Country Store & Restaurant
Newland 		50 0 0
Powder Mill Baptist Church
Plumtree 		45 0 0
Shops of Tynecastle
Banner Elk 		45 2 1
The Pineola
Pineola 		42 0 0
Camp Lutherock Moretz Cabin
Newland 		40 1 0
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Banner Elk 		40 0 0
White`s Memorial Bapt Church
Newland 		40 0 0
Yellow Mtn Baptist Church
Plumtree 		40 0 0
Altamont Methodist Church
Newland 		30 0 0
Camp Lutherock Crow`s Nest
Newland 		25 1 0
Grandfather Business Center
Banner Elk 		25 0 0
Heritage Motors
Banner Elk 		25 0 0
Lindsey Dental Office
Newland 		25 0 0
Rancheros Mexican Restaurant
Pineola 		25 0 0
Sugar Mountain Lodging INC
Banner Elk 		25 0 0
Inactive systems (117, no longer operating or reporting)

Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.

About this data

Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The North Carolina records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.