Water quality in Lake Lure, North Carolina
Lake Lure is in Rutherford County. 60 active public water systems serve the county; 21 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Rutherford County
14 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Mountains NO 1 Lake Lure |
1,798 | 1 | 0.9 mi | |
| Firefly Cove Lake Lure |
99 | 3 | 1.1 mi | |
| Lake Lure Village Resort Lake Lure |
226 | 2 | 1.2 mi | |
| Lake Lure, Town of Lake Lure |
1,176 | 2 | 1.5 mi | |
| Chimney Rock Village Chimney Rock |
94 | 1 | 2.2 mi | |
| Colonial Manor Rest Home Rutherfordton |
27 | 3 | 13.9 mi | |
| Broad River Water Authority Rutherfordton |
19,136 | 0 | 17.3 mi | |
| Bridges S/d Forest City |
200 | 1 | 19.0 mi | |
| Holly Hills S/d Forest City |
122 | 1 | 19.5 mi | |
| Forest City, Town of Forest City |
21,521 | 1 | 20.9 mi | |
| Bostic, Town of Bostic |
953 | 3 | 21.0 mi | |
| Concord Comm Water System Ellenboro |
1,867 | 2 | 22.5 mi | |
| Ellenboro Town of Ellenboro |
2,322 | 5 | 24.7 mi | |
| Daniel Morgan Wtr District-Nc Mooresboro |
376 | 3 | 29.5 mi |
Non-community systems in Rutherford County (45: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Rutherford County, nearest to Lake Lure first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
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.