Public water system · NC1075012
ActiveBeneficial Foods
At a glance
Beneficial Foods (PWSID NC1075012) is an active transient non-community water system in Polk County, North Carolina. It reports serving 50 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Beneficial Foods compare with other water systems in Polk County?
By EPA's size categories, Beneficial Foods is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Polk County has 26 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 498 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 12,956 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 Beneficial Foods is about 65% 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 Beneficial Foods?
EPA lists Beneficial Foods 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. 22 of the 26 active systems in Polk County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Beneficial Foods have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2018. The violations listed here began between November 2016 and February 2018. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-04 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-11-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Beneficial Foods: frequently asked questions
Who runs Beneficial Foods?
Beneficial Foods (PWSID NC1075012) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Beneficial Foods serve?
Beneficial Foods reports serving 50 people through 3 service connections in Polk County, North Carolina.
Where does Beneficial Foods 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 Beneficial Foods have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2018. 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 Beneficial Foods' 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. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Beneficial Foods' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Beneficial Foods 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 Polk County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon, Town of | Polk | 5,494 | Community | Surface water |
| Columbus Town of | Polk | 2,489 | Community | Groundwater |
| Saluda City of | Polk | 1,814 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Polk County Water System | Polk | 838 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Foothills Community Chapel | Polk | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Orchard Lake Campground | Polk | 280 | 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, “Beneficial Foods, PWSID NC1075012, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/beneficial-foods-nc1075012 (data as of October 1, 2026).