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Buncombe tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Buncombe. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Buncombe is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 2,365 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 23 violations across the community water system(s) serving Buncombe, going back to the earliest EPA record. 22 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
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2,365 served · surface water · PWSID IL1815100 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 14 times between January 2024 and July 2024. The EPA record lists a level of 0.088 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based CARBON, TOTAL: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 8 times between April 2024 and July 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.