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Clingman Pit Stop

At a glance

Clingman Pit Stop (PWSID NC3097013) is an active transient non-community water system in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC3097013

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedRonda

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyWilkes County

How does Clingman Pit Stop compare with other water systems in Wilkes County?

By EPA's size categories, Clingman Pit Stop is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wilkes County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 572 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 50,316 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 Clingman Pit Stop 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 Clingman Pit Stop?

EPA lists Clingman Pit Stop 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. 64 of the 88 active systems in Wilkes County (73%) are also privately owned.

Does Clingman Pit Stop have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and July 2020. By type: 4 monitoring, 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2020-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-11-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2008-10-15	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2008-02-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Clingman Pit Stop: frequently asked questions

Who runs Clingman Pit Stop?

Clingman Pit Stop (PWSID NC3097013) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Clingman Pit Stop serve?

Clingman Pit Stop reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Where does Clingman Pit Stop 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 Clingman Pit Stop have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. 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 Clingman Pit Stop'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Clingman Pit Stop's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Clingman Pit Stop 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 Wilkes County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
West Wilkes Wtr Association Inc.	Wilkes	12,573	Community	Purchased surface water
Blue Ridge Water Association	Wilkes	8,486	Community	Purchased surface water
Mulberry-Fairplains Wtr Assoc	Wilkes	8,150	Community	Purchased surface water
North Wilkesboro, Town of	Wilkes	4,265	Community	Surface water
Wilkesboro, Town of	Wilkes	3,687	Community	Surface water
Broadway Water Association	Wilkes	3,556	Community	Purchased 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, “Clingman Pit Stop, PWSID NC3097013, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/clingman-pit-stop-nc3097013 (data as of October 1, 2026).