North Carolina
Cherokee County drinking water quality
17 active public water systems serve 11,445 people in Cherokee County. 7 are compliant, 10 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 0 carry a health flag.
Community water systems
7 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Murphy, Town of Murphy |
4,498 | 3 | 1 | |
|
Andrews, Town of Andrews |
3,284 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Marble Community Wtr System Marble |
999 | 5 | 1 | |
|
Bear Paw Resort Murphy |
909 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Granny Squirrel Andrews |
142 | 3 | 1 | |
|
Murphy MHP Murphy |
51 | 2 | 2 | |
|
The Sanctuary at Vance Mtn Murphy |
30 | 5 | 3 |
Non-community systems (10: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ranger Elem School Murphy |
350 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Hiwassee Dam School Murphy |
300 | 1 | 1 | |
|
The Mountain Folk Center Murphy |
300 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Dollar General #22094 Murphy |
200 | 0 | 0 | |
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Martins Creek Elem School Murphy |
165 | 0 | 0 | |
|
J C Campbell Folk School Brasstown |
97 | 0 | 0 | |
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Dot-Cherokee CO Equip Shop Marble |
45 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Fields of the Wood Murphy |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Lake Cherokee Recreation Area Murphy |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Peddlers Country Market Murphy |
25 | 1 | 0 |
Inactive systems (63, 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.