Public water system · NC0120020

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Andrews, Town of

At a glance

Town of Andrews (PWSID NC0120020) is an active community water system in Cherokee County, North Carolina. It reports serving 3,284 people through 1,293 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

3,284

Service connections

1,293

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0120020

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served3,284

Service connections1,293

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedAndrews

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyCherokee County

How does Town of Andrews compare with other water systems in Cherokee County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Andrews is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Cherokee County has 17 active public water systems, and Town of Andrews is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.9 times the county average of 673 people per system, and accounts for 29% of the 11,445 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Carolina, the 5,087 active systems average 1,971 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Town of Andrews is about half of that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. North Carolina has 2,031 active community water systems, 40% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 132 North Carolina systems (2.6%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Town of Andrews?

EPA lists Town of Andrews as owned by a local government. The NC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 17 active systems in Cherokee County (35%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Andrews have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. The violations listed here began between July 2005 and October 2022. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (3 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2022-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2022-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2009-04-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2008-03-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2006-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2006-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2006-01-27	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2005-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Town of Andrews: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Andrews?

Town of Andrews (PWSID NC0120020) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Town of Andrews serve?

Town of Andrews reports serving 3,284 people through 1,293 service connections in Cherokee County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Andrews get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Town of Andrews have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Town of Andrews' water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Town of Andrews' water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Andrews must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Cherokee County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Murphy, Town of	Cherokee	4,498	Community	Surface water
Marble Community Wtr System	Cherokee	999	Community	Groundwater
Bear Paw Resort	Cherokee	909	Community	Groundwater
Ranger Elem School	Cherokee	350	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
The Mountain Folk Center	Cherokee	300	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Hiwassee Dam School	Cherokee	300	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Andrews, Town of, PWSID NC0120020, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/andrews-town-of-nc0120020 (data as of October 1, 2026).