Public water system · NC0276158

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Beard Acres

At a glance

Beard Acres (PWSID NC0276158) is an active community water system in Randolph County, North Carolina. It reports serving 140 people through 55 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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008.

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

Population served

140

Service connections

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0276158

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served140

Service connections55

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedSophia

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyRandolph County

How does Beard Acres compare with other water systems in Randolph County?

By EPA's size categories, Beard Acres is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Randolph County has 96 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 636 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 61,038 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 Beard Acres 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. 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 Beard Acres?

EPA lists Beard Acres 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. 85 of the 96 active systems in Randolph County (89%) are also privately owned.

Does Beard Acres have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. The violations listed here began between July 2006 and April 2008. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (7 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
2008-04-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2008-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2007-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2007-08-31	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-07-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2007-05-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2007-02-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2006-08-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2006-08-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	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.

Beard Acres: frequently asked questions

Who runs Beard Acres?

Beard Acres (PWSID NC0276158) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Beard Acres serve?

Beard Acres reports serving 140 people through 55 service connections in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Where does Beard Acres 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 Beard Acres have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. 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 Beard Acres' 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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Beard Acres' water quality report?

As a community water system, Beard Acres 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 Randolph County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Asheboro, City of	Randolph	27,819	Community	Surface water
Archdale, City of	Randolph	12,700	Community	Purchased surface water
Randleman, City of	Randolph	4,631	Community	Purchased surface water
Liberty, Town of	Randolph	2,655	Community	Groundwater
Seagrove-Ulah Metro Water Dist	Randolph	2,413	Community	Purchased surface water
Ramseur, Town of	Randolph	1,790	Community	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, “Beard Acres, PWSID NC0276158, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/beard-acres-nc0276158 (data as of October 1, 2026).