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North Carolina

McDowell County drinking water quality

94 active public water systems serve 27,345 people in McDowell County. 60 are compliant, 34 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 7 carry a health flag.

Active systems 94 22 community systems
People served 27K by public water systems
Systems with violations 34 36% of active systems, past 3 years
Serious violators 0 7 systems carry a health flag

Needs attention

Deer Park RV Campground NC0156432 · Nebo · Transient non-community system · Serves 100 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Public Notification Rule and Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR).
Cedarbrook Residential Home NC0156126 · Nebo · Community water system · Serves 80 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR).
Lake James Landing NC0156535 · Marion · Transient non-community system · Serves 60 1 rule violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR).
White Pines MHP NC0156122 · Nebo · Community water system · Serves 50 3 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) and Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR).
Deer Park RV Campground #2 NC1056022 · Nebo · Transient non-community system · Serves 40 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Public Notification Rule and Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR).
Houston House Rest Home NC0156127 · Union Mills · Community water system · Serves 40 4 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Consumer Confidence Rule (CCR), Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), and Public Notification Rule.
Bonnie Plants Nebo Station NC1056011 · Nebo · Non-Transient non-community system · Serves 30 1 rule violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR).

Community water systems

22 systems, largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Marion, City of
Marion 		9,362 3 0
Old Fort, Town of
Old Fort 		1,700 2 0
McDowell Co--Nebo
Marion 		902 2 0
Riverside MHP
Marion 		399 1 0
Black Bear Development
Nebo 		343 0 0
Marion Moose Lodge
Marion 		320 3 1
Woodlawn Heights Water System
Marion 		315 0 0
Little Switzerland Comm Assoc
Little Switzerland 		300 1 0
Deer Park Health & Rehab.
Nebo 		290 2 0
Marion Moose Lodge-Mountain
Marion 		160 3 1
Bear Den Acres
Spruce Pine 		140 1 0
Linville Falls Club
Marion 		127 5 2
Waterglyn S/d
Nebo 		115 0 0
Harmony Estates S/d
Nebo 		100 3 1
Cedarbrook Residential Home
Nebo 		80 2 1
Lake James Lodge Assisted Livi
Marion 		80 3 2
Recovery Ventures Corporation
Old Fort 		64 1 1
Swiss Village Wtr System
Little Switzerland 		64 2 0
White Pines MHP
Nebo 		50 3 2
Sunset Point S/d
Nebo 		43 0 0
Houston House Rest Home
Union Mills 		40 4 4
McDowell House Rest Home
Nebo 		36 3 2
Non-community systems (72: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Baxter Health Care Corp
Marion 		2,450 0 0
Riverside Convenience Store
Marion 		500 0 0
New North Cove Elem School
Marion 		450 2 1
West Marion Elem School
Marion 		449 3 1
Columbia Carolina Division
Old Fort 		300 2 1
Mecklenburg Scout Camp
Nebo 		300 0 0
Coats American
Marion 		290 0 0
K G`s Quick Stop
Marion 		250 0 0
Marion Lake Club
Nebo 		250 0 0
Zion Hill Baptist Church
Marion 		225 0 0
Camp Grier
Old Fort 		200 0 0
Cherry Springs Baptist Church
Old Fort 		200 0 0
Dollar General #14888
Marion 		200 1 1
Dollar General #15706
Nebo 		200 0 0
Dollar General #18037
Marion 		200 1 0
Lake James State Park Catawba
Nebo 		200 0 0
Linville Falls Lodge
Linville Falls 		200 0 0
Providence Umc
Marion 		200 0 0
Spacious Skies Hidden Creek Deluxe Tents
Marion 		200 0 0
Spacious Skies Hidden Creek Office
Marion 		200 0 0
Spacious Skies Hidden Creek Overlook
Marion 		200 0 0
Spacious Skies Hidden Creek Pavillion
Marion 		200 0 0
Woodlawn Roadside Park
Marion 		200 0 0
Bakers Market & Tire Service
Marion 		150 0 0
Bethel Baptist Church
Marion 		150 0 0
Bethel Fwb Church
Nebo 		150 0 0
Dysartsville Chevron/restaurant
Nebo 		150 0 0
Living Waters Tabernacle
Old Fort 		150 0 0
Nealsville Church of God
Marion 		150 0 0
Rocky Pass Fwb Church
Nebo 		150 0 0
Victory Temple Full Gospel CH
Nebo 		150 0 0
Lucky Strike Miners Diner
Marion 		137 0 0
MT Paradise Campground
Marion 		135 1 1
Buck Creek RV Park
Marion 		125 0 0
New Horizon Fellowship Church
Marion 		125 0 0
Orchard at Altapass, the
Spruce Pine 		125 0 0
Salem Fwb Church
Old Fort 		125 0 0
Barefoot Landing & RV Park
Marion 		110 0 0
Big League Camp
Marion 		100 0 0
Deer Park RV Campground
Nebo 		100 2 2
Famous Louise Rockhouse RT
Linville Falls 		100 0 0
Hicks Chapel Baptist Church
Marion 		100 0 0
Marion Lds Church
Marion 		100 2 0
Mount Hebron Wesleyan Church
Old Fort 		100 1 0
Spacious Skies Bear Den
Spruce Pine 		90 0 0
Faith Mission Baptist Church
Marion 		85 0 0
Sugar Hill Baptist Church
Marion 		82 0 0
MT Calvary Fwb Church
Marion 		80 0 0
Wildacres Retreat
Little Switzerland 		80 0 0
Big Lynn Lodge
Little Switzerland 		75 1 1
Greenlee Baptist Church
Old Fort 		75 0 0
Pinnacle Missionary Bapt CH
Marion 		75 0 0
Solid Rock Freewill Baptist Church
Nebo 		75 0 0
Deerfield Lake
Marion 		70 0 0
Lake James Landing
Marion 		60 1 1
Ashworth Road Baptist Church
Marion 		50 0 0
Black Bear Access Area
Marion 		50 0 0
Catawba Falls Campground
Old Fort 		50 0 0
Dysartsville Baptist Church
Nebo 		50 0 0
Hankins Baptist Church
Marion 		50 0 0
Linville Falls Community CH
Linville Falls 		50 1 0
Lost Dutchman`s Mining Assoc
Nebo 		50 0 0
Skyline Village Inn/tavern
Little Switzerland 		50 0 0
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Old Fort 		45 0 0
Harmony Grove Baptist Church
Nebo 		45 0 0
Deer Park RV Campground #2
Nebo 		40 2 2
North Cove Truck Service
Marion 		40 0 0
Concord Umc
Marion 		35 1 1
Lamplighter MHP
Marion 		32 2 1
Bonnie Plants Nebo Station
Nebo 		30 1 1
Brookside Baptist Church
Old Fort 		30 0 0
Carson`s Chapel
Pleasant Garden 		25 0 0
Inactive systems (169, 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.