Public water system · NC0113165
ActiveCox Mill
At a glance
Cox Mill (PWSID NC0113165) is an active community water system in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It reports serving 198 people through 80 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
198
Service connections
80
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cox Mill compare with other water systems in Cabarrus County?
By EPA's size categories, Cox Mill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cabarrus County has 68 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,277 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 154,845 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 Cox Mill 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 Cox Mill?
EPA lists Cox Mill 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. 61 of the 68 active systems in Cabarrus County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Cox Mill have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and January 2001. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Cox Mill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cox Mill?
Cox Mill (PWSID NC0113165) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Cox Mill serve?
Cox Mill reports serving 198 people through 80 service connections in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Where does Cox Mill 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 Cox Mill have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001. 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 Cox Mill'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cox Mill's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cox Mill 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 Cabarrus County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord, City of | Cabarrus | 120,548 | Community | Surface water |
| Harrisburg, Town of | Cabarrus | 20,549 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Shiloh Church Road S/D | Cabarrus | 3,102 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mount Pleasant, Town of | Cabarrus | 1,786 | Community | Surface water |
| Whitehurst MHP | Cabarrus | 688 | Community | Groundwater |
| Zemosa Acres Water System | Cabarrus | 650 | 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, “Cox Mill, PWSID NC0113165, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/cox-mill-nc0113165 (data as of October 1, 2026).