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Burnsville, Town of

At a glance

Town of Burnsville (PWSID NC0100010) is an active community water system in Yancey County, North Carolina. It reports serving 4,069 people through 1,602 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012.

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

Population served

4,069

Service connections

1,602

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0100010

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served4,069

Service connections1,602

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedBurnsville

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyYancey County

How does Town of Burnsville compare with other water systems in Yancey County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Burnsville is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Yancey County has 26 active public water systems, and Town of Burnsville is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 11 times the county average of 364 people per system, and accounts for 43% of the 9,452 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 Town of Burnsville is about 39% 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 132 North Carolina systems (2.6%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Town of Burnsville?

EPA lists Town of Burnsville 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. 3 of the 26 active systems in Yancey County (12%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Burnsville have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. The violations listed here began between January 2010 and May 2012. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 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
2012-05-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2012-04-07	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-07-02	Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt · code 35	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600	No	Resolved
2010-05-29	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-05-15	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-04-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2010-03-31	Monitoring and reportingInitial, Follow-up, or Routine Source Water M/R · code 56	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2010-03-31	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Thalliumcode 1085	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cyanidecode 1024	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Antimonycode 1074	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.

Town of Burnsville: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Burnsville?

Town of Burnsville (PWSID NC0100010) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Town of Burnsville serve?

Town of Burnsville reports serving 4,069 people through 1,602 service connections in Yancey County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Burnsville get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Town of Burnsville have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. 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 Town of Burnsville'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Town of Burnsville's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Burnsville 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 Yancey County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Mt Mitchell State Park	Yancey	2,400	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Mountain Air	Yancey	664	Community	Groundwater
Mt Mitchell Lands	Yancey	650	Community	Groundwater
Dollar General #20458	Yancey	200	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Double Island Baptist Church	Yancey	125	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Faith Fellowship Church	Yancey	125	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, “Burnsville, Town of, PWSID NC0100010, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/burnsville-town-of-nc0100010 (data as of October 1, 2026).