Public water system · NC0149141
ActiveBuffalo Shoals Park
At a glance
Buffalo Shoals Park (PWSID NC0149141) is an active community water system in Iredell County, North Carolina. It reports serving 97 people through 38 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
97
Service connections
38
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Buffalo Shoals Park compare with other water systems in Iredell County?
By EPA's size categories, Buffalo Shoals Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Iredell County has 123 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,163 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 143,044 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 Buffalo Shoals Park 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. 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 Buffalo Shoals Park?
EPA lists Buffalo Shoals Park 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. 113 of the 123 active systems in Iredell County (92%) are also privately owned.
Does Buffalo Shoals Park have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and January 2011. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 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 |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Archived |
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.
Buffalo Shoals Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Buffalo Shoals Park?
Buffalo Shoals Park (PWSID NC0149141) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Buffalo Shoals Park serve?
Buffalo Shoals Park reports serving 97 people through 38 service connections in Iredell County, North Carolina.
Where does Buffalo Shoals Park 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 Buffalo Shoals Park 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 January 2011. 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 Buffalo Shoals Park'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 January 2011. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Buffalo Shoals Park's water quality report?
As a community water system, Buffalo Shoals Park 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 Iredell County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mooresville Town of | Iredell | 52,509 | Community | Surface water |
| Statesville, City of | Iredell | 30,843 | Community | Surface water |
| Iredell Water Corporation | Iredell | 27,173 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Troutman, Town of | Iredell | 9,562 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Harbour Point S/D | Iredell | 3,909 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Diamond Head S/D | Iredell | 1,433 | 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, “Buffalo Shoals Park, PWSID NC0149141, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/buffalo-shoals-park-nc0149141 (data as of October 1, 2026).