North Carolina
Mitchell County drinking water quality
25 active public water systems serve 8,292 people in Mitchell County. 18 are compliant, 7 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
5 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Spruce Pine, Town of Spruce Pine |
5,661 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Bakersville, Town of Bakersville |
725 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Swiss Pine Lakes Spruce Pine |
185 | 1 | 0 | |
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Penland School of Crafts Penland |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Humpback Mountain Spruce Pine |
25 | 1 | 1 |
Non-community systems (20: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gillespie Gap Maintenance Spruce Pine |
250 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dollar General #18574 Bakersville |
200 | 0 | 0 | |
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Altapass Baptist Church Spruce Pine |
120 | 0 | 0 | |
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Gem Mountain Store & Museum Spruce Pine |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
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Mountain Holler Steak & Seafood Bakersville |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Hopson`s Store |
99 | 0 | 0 | |
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Sibelco North America-Red Hill Plant Bakersville |
97 | 1 | 0 | |
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Mine Creek Baptist Church Bakersville |
80 | 0 | 0 | |
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Spruce Pine Campground Spruce Pine |
80 | 1 | 1 | |
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Roan Mountain Bakersville |
75 | 1 | 0 | |
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Three Peaks RV Resort Spruce Pine |
70 | 2 | 1 | |
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Moose Lodge 1159 & Campground Spruce Pine |
60 | 0 | 0 | |
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Roan Mtn Missionary Baptist Bakersville |
60 | 0 | 0 | |
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Spring Creek Baptist Bakersville |
45 | 0 | 0 | |
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Heaven Bound Church Bakersville |
35 | 0 | 0 | |
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Bonnie & Clyde`s Restaurant Bakersville |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
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Emerald Village Little Switzerland |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
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Little Rock Creek Campground Bakersville |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
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Little Switzerland Orchard & Brewery Spruce Pine |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Snow Hill Food Mart Bakersville |
25 | 0 | 0 |
Inactive systems (37, 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.