Public water system · NC0155135

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Deerwood S/D

At a glance

Deerwood S/D (PWSID NC0155135) is an active community water system in Lincoln County, North Carolina. It reports serving 109 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

109

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0155135

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served109

Service connections40

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedVale

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyLincoln County

How does Deerwood S/D compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?

By EPA's size categories, Deerwood S/D is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lincoln County has 61 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,180 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 71,947 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 Deerwood S/D 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 Deerwood S/D?

EPA lists Deerwood S/D 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. 59 of the 61 active systems in Lincoln County (97%) are also privately owned.

Does Deerwood S/D have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between October 1999 and July 2025. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2025-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2006-03-01	Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2005-06-07	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2004-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
1999-10-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Deerwood S/D: frequently asked questions

Who runs Deerwood S/D?

Deerwood S/D (PWSID NC0155135) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Deerwood S/D serve?

Deerwood S/D reports serving 109 people through 40 service connections in Lincoln County, North Carolina.

Where does Deerwood S/D 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 Deerwood S/D have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Deerwood S/D'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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Deerwood S/D's water quality report?

As a community water system, Deerwood S/D 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 Lincoln County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lincoln County WTP	Lincoln	49,693	Community	Surface water
Lincolnton, City of	Lincoln	16,309	Community	Surface water
St Dorothy`S Catholic Church	Lincoln	450	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Pearl Baptist Church	Lincoln	400	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Victory Baptist Church	Lincoln	350	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Hill-N-Dale-Lincoln View S/D	Lincoln	320	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, “Deerwood S/D, PWSID NC0155135, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/deerwood-s-d-nc0155135 (data as of October 1, 2026).