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North Carolina

Macon County drinking water quality

77 active public water systems serve 27,252 people in Macon County. 44 are compliant, 33 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 0 carry a health flag.

Active systems 77 29 community systems
People served 27K by public water systems
Systems with violations 33 43% of active systems, past 3 years
Serious violators 0 0 systems carry a health flag

Community water systems

29 systems, largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Franklin, Town of
Franklin
9,992 2 0
Highlands, Town of
Highlands
6,614 2 0
Cullasaja Club
Highlands
800 0 0
Mill Creek Estates Property Owners Asso.
676 0 0
Highlands Falls Country Club
Highlands
650 2 0
Wildcat Cliffs Country Club
Highlands
445 2 0
Watauga Vista
Franklin
361 0 0
Riverbend Estates
Franklin
323 3 3
Lbj Job Corps
Franklin
270 2 1
Cold Springs Poa
Highlands
165 2 1
King Mountain Club Water
Highlands
150 1 0
Cherrywood Trails
Highlands
125 0 0
Laurel Ridge
Franklin
115 0 0
Flat Mountain Estates
Highlands
109 1 0
Sassafras Gap Employee Village
Highlands
107 0 0
Cottages at Lake Osseroga
Highlands
93 0 0
Wildwood Mountain S/d
Highlands
81 2 1
Dowdle Trace S/d
Franklin
79 1 0
Gemstone Village
Franklin
75 1 0
Heritage Hills
Franklin
74 0 0
Neighbors of Franklin, LLC
Franklin
66 2 1
Highgate S/d
Highlands
62 1 0
Cullasaja River S/d
Franklin
53 0 0
EL Shaddai
Aquone
53 1 0
Nantahala Shores
Aquone
53 1 1
Cowee Mountain S/d
Highlands
46 1 0
Carolina Highlands Retire Park
Franklin
45 1 0
The Gardens at Cat Creek
Franklin
40 1 0
Laurel Hills
Franklin
26 1 1
Non-community systems (48: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Cowee Baptist Church
Franklin
400 0 0
Iotla Elem School
Franklin
400 0 0
Holly Springs Baptist Church
Franklin
350 1 0
Sugarfork Baptist Church
Franklin
225 0 0
Cullasaja River Campground
Franklin
211 0 0
Dollar General #20327
Highlands
200 0 0
Parker Meadows Well #1
Franklin
200 1 0
Parker Meadows Well #2
200 1 0
Windy Gap Baptist Church
Franklin
200 0 0
Standing Indian Campground
Franklin
170 1 1
Wildlife Properties Water System
Franklin
168 0 0
Appletree Group Camp
Aquone
150 1 0
Iotla Baptist Church
Franklin
150 0 0
Cullasaja Assembly of God
Franklin
135 0 0
Newman Chapel Baptist Church
Otto
120 0 0
Nantahala School
Aquone
112 0 0
Cartoogechaye Creek Campground
Franklin
100 0 0
Cliffside Lake Rec Area
Highlands
100 0 0
Cowee Convenience
Franklin
100 1 1
Watauga Baptist Church
Franklin
100 0 0
Country Woods RV Park
Franklin
95 0 0
Old Corundum Mill Campground
Franklin
95 0 0
The Pines RV Park
Franklin
90 0 0
Burningtown Baptist Church
Franklin
80 0 0
MI Mountain Campground
Franklin
80 1 1
Dollar General Store #17114
Franklin
75 0 0
Dollar General Store #17200
Scaly Mtn
75 0 0
MT Hope Baptist Church
Franklin
75 0 0
Mountain Springs Park
Franklin
71 0 0
Franklin Lds Church
Franklin
70 1 1
Liberty Baptist Church
Franklin
70 0 0
Longview Baptist Church
Franklin
70 0 0
Ridgecrest Baptist Church
Franklin
70 0 0
Destiny Church of God
Franklin
65 2 1
Dollar General Store #16505
60 0 0
Mountain Retreat & Learning CT
Highlands
60 0 0
Pine Grove Baptist Church
Franklin
60 0 0
Louisa Chapel Church
Franklin
55 0 0
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
Otto
50 0 0
Dollar General #31019
Franklin
50 2 0
Skyline Lodge
Highlands
50 0 0
Hickory Knoll Church
Franklin
45 0 0
Lake`s End Cafe & Store
Topton
42 0 0
Carolina Motel
Franklin
40 0 0
Inn of the Last Resort
Franklin
40 1 1
Macon County Airport
Franklin
30 0 0
Nantahala Boat Launch
Topton
25 1 0
Van Hook Glade Campground
Highlands
25 1 0
Inactive systems (154, 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.