Public water system · NC0161015

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Bakersville, Town of

At a glance

Town of Bakersville (PWSID NC0161015) is an active community water system in Mitchell County, North Carolina. It reports serving 725 people through 290 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

725

Service connections

290

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0161015

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served725

Service connections290

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedBakersville

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyMitchell County

How does Town of Bakersville compare with other water systems in Mitchell County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Bakersville is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Mitchell County has 25 active public water systems, and Town of Bakersville is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 332 people per system, and accounts for 8.7% of the 8,292 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 Bakersville is well 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. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,566 North Carolina systems (90%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Town of Bakersville?

EPA lists Town of Bakersville 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. 3 of the 25 active systems in Mitchell County (12%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Bakersville 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 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2020 and October 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (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
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2020-08-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dichloromethanecode 2964	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dinosebcode 2041	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Atrazinecode 2050	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Methoxychlorcode 2015	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	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 Bakersville: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Bakersville?

Town of Bakersville (PWSID NC0161015) 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 Bakersville serve?

Town of Bakersville reports serving 725 people through 290 service connections in Mitchell County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Bakersville get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Town of Bakersville 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 2024. 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 Bakersville'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 2024. 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 Bakersville's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Bakersville 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 Mitchell County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Spruce Pine, Town of	Mitchell	5,661	Community	Surface water
Gillespie Gap Maintenance	Mitchell	250	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Dollar General #18574	Mitchell	200	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Swiss Pine Lakes	Mitchell	185	Community	Purchased surface water
Altapass Baptist Church	Mitchell	120	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Gem Mountain Store & Museum	Mitchell	100	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, “Bakersville, Town of, PWSID NC0161015, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/bakersville-town-of-nc0161015 (data as of October 1, 2026).