Public water system · NC0144516
ActiveBalsam Center for Hope & Recovery
At a glance
Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery (PWSID NC0144516) is an active transient non-community water system in Haywood County, North Carolina. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery compare with other water systems in Haywood County?
By EPA's size categories, Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Haywood County has 58 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 965 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 55,957 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. North Carolina has 2,745 active transient non-community water systems, 54% 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 Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery?
EPA lists Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery 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. 45 of the 58 active systems in Haywood County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 1993. The violations listed here began between January 1989 and January 1993. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 5 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1992-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1992-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1989-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1989-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Resolved |
| 1989-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Archived |
| 1989-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Archived |
| 1989-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Resolved |
| 1989-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Archived |
| 1989-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 1989-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | 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.
Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery?
Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery (PWSID NC0144516) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery serve?
Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Haywood County, North Carolina.
Where does Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery 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 Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 1993. 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 Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 1993. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Haywood County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesville, Town of | Haywood | 19,758 | Community | Surface water |
| Maggie Valley Sanitary Dist | Haywood | 9,629 | Community | Surface water |
| Canton, Town of | Haywood | 7,850 | Community | Surface water |
| Junaluska Sanitary District | Haywood | 5,138 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Clyde, Town of | Haywood | 3,228 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lake Junaluska Assembly | Haywood | 2,273 | 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, “Balsam Center for Hope & Recovery, PWSID NC0144516, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/balsam-center-for-hope-recovery-nc0144516 (data as of October 1, 2026).