Public water system · NC0197522
ActiveBandits Roost Park Area A
At a glance
Bandits Roost Park Area A (PWSID NC0197522) is an active transient non-community water system in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It reports serving 142 people through 56 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
142
Service connections
56
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bandits Roost Park Area A compare with other water systems in Wilkes County?
By EPA's size categories, Bandits Roost Park Area A is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wilkes County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 572 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 50,316 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 Bandits Roost Park Area A is roughly in line with 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 Bandits Roost Park Area A?
EPA lists Bandits Roost Park Area A as owned by the federal 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. 12 of the 88 active systems in Wilkes County (14%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Bandits Roost Park Area A 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 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2005 and October 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (5 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved, 1 as archived and 1 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-04-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Addressed |
| 2011-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-05-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-03-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-24 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | 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.
Bandits Roost Park Area A: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bandits Roost Park Area A?
Bandits Roost Park Area A (PWSID NC0197522) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Bandits Roost Park Area A serve?
Bandits Roost Park Area A reports serving 142 people through 56 service connections in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Where does Bandits Roost Park Area A 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 Bandits Roost Park Area A 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 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 Bandits Roost Park Area A'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bandits Roost Park Area A's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bandits Roost Park Area A 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 Wilkes County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wilkes Wtr Association Inc. | Wilkes | 12,573 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Blue Ridge Water Association | Wilkes | 8,486 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mulberry-Fairplains Wtr Assoc | Wilkes | 8,150 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| North Wilkesboro, Town of | Wilkes | 4,265 | Community | Surface water |
| Wilkesboro, Town of | Wilkes | 3,687 | Community | Surface water |
| Broadway Water Association | Wilkes | 3,556 | 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, “Bandits Roost Park Area A, PWSID NC0197522, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/bandits-roost-park-area-a-nc0197522 (data as of October 1, 2026).