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Bostian Elem School

At a glance

Bostian Elem School (PWSID NC0180649) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Rowan County, North Carolina. It reports serving 391 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.

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

Population served

391

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0180649

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served391

Service connections4

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedChina Grove

StateNorth Carolina

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CountyRowan County

How does Bostian Elem School compare with other water systems in Rowan County?

By EPA's size categories, Bostian Elem School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rowan County has 194 active public water systems. Its population served is about 44% below the county average of 700 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 135,810 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Bostian Elem School is roughly in line with that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. North Carolina has 311 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.1% 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 Bostian Elem School?

EPA lists Bostian Elem School 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. 21 of the 194 active systems in Rowan County (11%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Bostian Elem School have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and April 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 1 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
2025-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2012-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2006-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chlordanecode 2959	No	Resolved
1993-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Archived
1993-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Bostian Elem School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bostian Elem School?

Bostian Elem School (PWSID NC0180649) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Bostian Elem School serve?

Bostian Elem School reports serving 391 people through 4 service connections in Rowan County, North Carolina.

Where does Bostian Elem School 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 Bostian Elem School have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Bostian Elem School'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. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bostian Elem School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bostian Elem School is a non-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 Rowan County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Kannapolis, City of	Rowan	56,050	Community	Surface water
Salisbury-Rowan	Rowan	46,156	Community	Surface water
Landis, Town of	Rowan	5,510	Community	Purchased surface water
China Grove, Town of	Rowan	4,895	Community	Purchased surface water
East Spencer, Town of	Rowan	1,550	Community	Purchased surface water
Faith, Town of	Rowan	1,316	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, “Bostian Elem School, PWSID NC0180649, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/bostian-elem-school-nc0180649 (data as of October 1, 2026).