Public water system · 043740043
ActiveCherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community
At a glance
Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community (PWSID 043740043) is an active community water system in North Carolina. It reports serving 103 people through 30 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as Native American-owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
103
Service connections
30
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community compare with other water systems in North Carolina?
By EPA's size categories, Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community is a very small system (500 people or fewer). 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 Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community 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 Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community?
EPA lists Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community as Native American-owned. The EPA Region 04 is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Does Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011. The violations listed here began between January 2010 and October 2011. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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 - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community?
Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community (PWSID 043740043) is a community water system Native American-owned. It is regulated by the EPA Region 04.
How many people does Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community serve?
Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community reports serving 103 people through 30 service connections in North Carolina.
Where does Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community 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 - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the EPA Region 04.
Where can I find Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cherokee - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community 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 North Carolina
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Water | Mecklenburg | 1,163,701 | Community | Surface water |
| Raleigh, City of | Wake | 650,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Winston-Salem, City of | Forsyth | 391,900 | Community | Surface water |
| Durham, City of | Durham | 333,490 | Community | Surface water |
| Greensboro, City of | Guilford | 319,588 | Community | Surface water |
| Cary, Town of | Wake | 227,300 | Community | Surface water |
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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 - Snowbird/Cornsilk Community, PWSID 043740043, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/cherokee-snowbird-cornsilk-community-043740043 (data as of October 1, 2026).