Water quality in Valdese, North Carolina
Valdese is in Burke County. 53 active public water systems serve the county; 16 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 Burke County
16 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford College Town of Rutherford Coll |
2,083 | 1 | 2.0 mi | |
| Burke County Omara Rutherford Col |
350 | 0 | 2.1 mi | |
| Drexel Town of Drexel |
3,302 | 0 | 2.8 mi | |
| Icard Township Water Corp Hildebran |
7,821 | 2 | 5.7 mi | |
| Burke Co. Water-South Morganton |
5,207 | 0 | 5.8 mi | |
| Rhodhiss Town of Henry ST Rhodhiss |
70 | 2 | 7.2 mi | |
| Burke Co-Airport Rhodhiss Hickory |
559 | 0 | 7.6 mi | |
| Cliftwood West Water System Hickory |
40 | 1 | 7.6 mi | |
| Morganton City of Morganton |
27,221 | 1 | 9.4 mi | |
| Pine Mountain Lakes S/d Connelly Spring |
239 | 1 | 12.0 mi | |
| Brentwood-Jamestown Road Morganton |
6,035 | 0 | 12.3 mi | |
| Brentwood Water Association Glen Alpine |
6,038 | 0 | 13.3 mi | |
| East Shores S/d Morganton |
350 | 1 | 15.0 mi | |
| South Mountain Childrens Home Nebo |
80 | 1 | 21.0 mi | |
| Gingercake Acres Jonas Ridge |
270 | 1 | 23.0 mi | |
| Jonas Ridge Rest Home Jonas Ridge |
80 | 3 | 35.5 mi |
Non-community systems in Burke County (36: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Burke County, nearest to Valdese 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.