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Badin Shores Resort

At a glance

Badin Shores Resort (PWSID NC0362120) is an active community water system in Montgomery County, North Carolina. It reports serving 2,743 people through 1,050 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.

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

Population served

2,743

Service connections

1,050

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0362120

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,743

Service connections1,050

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedNew London

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyMontgomery County

How does Badin Shores Resort compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?

By EPA's size categories, Badin Shores Resort is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Montgomery County has 20 active public water systems, and Badin Shores Resort is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 80% above the county average of 1,524 people per system, and accounts for 9% of the 30,483 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 Badin Shores Resort is about 59% below 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 331 North Carolina systems (6.5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Badin Shores Resort?

EPA lists Badin Shores Resort as privately owned. 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. 7 of the 20 active systems in Montgomery County (35%) are also privately owned.

Does Badin Shores Resort have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2014 and October 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (2 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
2025-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2025-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2018-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2015-05-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-05-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	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.

Badin Shores Resort: frequently asked questions

Who runs Badin Shores Resort?

Badin Shores Resort (PWSID NC0362120) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Badin Shores Resort serve?

Badin Shores Resort reports serving 2,743 people through 1,050 service connections in Montgomery County, North Carolina.

Where does Badin Shores Resort get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Badin Shores Resort have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Badin Shores Resort's 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Badin Shores Resort's water quality report?

As a community water system, Badin Shores Resort 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 Montgomery County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Montgomery County Water System	Montgomery	15,362	Community	Surface water
Troy, Town of	Montgomery	3,591	Community	Purchased surface water
Biscoe, Town of	Montgomery	2,735	Community	Purchased surface water
Mount Gilead, Town of	Montgomery	1,463	Community	Purchased surface water
Woodrun S/D	Montgomery	1,216	Community	Purchased surface water
Star, Town of	Montgomery	933	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Badin Shores Resort, PWSID NC0362120, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/badin-shores-resort-nc0362120 (data as of October 1, 2026).