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Cedar Wood Estates

At a glance

Cedar Wood Estates (PWSID NC0102129) is an active community water system in Alexander County, North Carolina. It reports serving 109 people through 43 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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008.

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

Population served

109

Service connections

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0102129

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served109

Service connections43

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedTaylorsville

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyAlexander County

How does Cedar Wood Estates compare with other water systems in Alexander County?

By EPA's size categories, Cedar Wood Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Alexander County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,582 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 39,548 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 Cedar Wood Estates 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 Cedar Wood Estates?

EPA lists Cedar Wood Estates 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 25 active systems in Alexander County (88%) are also privately owned.

Does Cedar Wood Estates have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008. The violations listed here began between April 2005 and October 2008. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (3 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
2008-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2008-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2006-07-27	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2006-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2006-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2005-10-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2005-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2005-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-04-27	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2005-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chromiumcode 1020	No	Resolved
2005-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Berylliumcode 1075	No	Resolved
2005-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cadmiumcode 1015	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.

Cedar Wood Estates: frequently asked questions

Who runs Cedar Wood Estates?

Cedar Wood Estates (PWSID NC0102129) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Cedar Wood Estates serve?

Cedar Wood Estates reports serving 109 people through 43 service connections in Alexander County, North Carolina.

Where does Cedar Wood Estates 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 Cedar Wood Estates have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Cedar Wood Estates' 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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Cedar Wood Estates' water quality report?

As a community water system, Cedar Wood Estates 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 Alexander County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Energy United Water Corp	Alexander	21,148	Community	Purchased surface water
Alexander Co Wtr Dist	Alexander	13,064	Community	Purchased surface water
Taylorsville, Town of	Alexander	3,265	Community	Purchased surface water
Three Forks Baptist Church	Alexander	350	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Oxford Memorial Bapt Ch	Alexander	175	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Hillsboro S/D	Alexander	170	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, “Cedar Wood Estates, PWSID NC0102129, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/cedar-wood-estates-nc0102129 (data as of October 1, 2026).