Public water system · NC3017056
ActiveCherokee Scout Reservation
At a glance
Cherokee Scout Reservation (PWSID NC3017056) is an active transient non-community water system in Caswell County, North Carolina. It reports serving 25 people through 25 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
25
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cherokee Scout Reservation compare with other water systems in Caswell County?
By EPA's size categories, Cherokee Scout Reservation is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Caswell County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 138 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 4,544 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 Cherokee Scout Reservation is well 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 Cherokee Scout Reservation?
EPA lists Cherokee Scout Reservation 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. 27 of the 33 active systems in Caswell County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Cherokee Scout Reservation have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2023 and January 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 3 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2024-02-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Cherokee Scout Reservation: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cherokee Scout Reservation?
Cherokee Scout Reservation (PWSID NC3017056) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Cherokee Scout Reservation serve?
Cherokee Scout Reservation reports serving 25 people through 25 service connections in Caswell County, North Carolina.
Where does Cherokee Scout Reservation 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 Cherokee Scout Reservation have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Cherokee Scout Reservation'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cherokee Scout Reservation's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cherokee Scout Reservation 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 Caswell County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanceyville, Town of | Caswell | 1,937 | Community | Surface water |
| Caswell Co-Hwy 86 | Caswell | 380 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| South Elementary School | Caswell | 354 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Stoney Creek Elem School | Caswell | 212 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Milton, Town of | Caswell | 212 | Community | Groundwater |
| Browns Chapel Missionary Baptist Ch. | Caswell | 185 | 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, “Cherokee Scout Reservation, PWSID NC3017056, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/cherokee-scout-reservation-nc3017056 (data as of October 1, 2026).