NC / Bakersville
NC · Tap water records
Bakersville tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Bakersville. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Bakersville is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 725 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 68 violations across the community water system(s) serving Bakersville, going back to the earliest EPA record. 1 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
Bakersville, Town Of
725 served · groundwater · PWSID NC0161015 - Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between December 2004 and August 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between October 1999 and July 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Combined Uranium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Radium-226: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Radium-228: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Endrin: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring BHC-GAMMA: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Methoxychlor: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Toxaphene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Dalapon: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring OXAMYL: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Simazine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Picloram: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Dinoseb: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Hexachlorocyclopentadiene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Carbofuran: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Atrazine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring LASSO: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Heptachlor: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Heptachlor epoxide: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 2,4-D: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 2,4,5-TP: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring HEXACHLOROBENZENE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Benzo(a)pyrene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Pentachlorophenol: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Chlordane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Xylenes, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring DICHLOROMETHANE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring o-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring p-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Vinyl chloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,1-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,2-Dichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,1,1-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Carbon tetrachloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,2-Dichloropropane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Trichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,1,2-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Tetrachloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring CHLOROBENZENE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Benzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Toluene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Ethylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Styrene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between August 2018 and January 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between August 2018 and January 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
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.