Public water system · NC0234183
ActiveGraystone/Smokerise Water System
At a glance
Graystone/Smokerise Water System (PWSID NC0234183) is an active community water system in Forsyth County, North Carolina. It reports serving 455 people through 179 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
455
Service connections
179
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Graystone/Smokerise Water System compare with other water systems in Forsyth County?
By EPA's size categories, Graystone/Smokerise Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Forsyth County has 19 active public water systems, and Graystone/Smokerise Water System is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 20,837 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 395,903 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 Graystone/Smokerise Water System 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 Graystone/Smokerise Water System?
EPA lists Graystone/Smokerise Water System 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. 17 of the 19 active systems in Forsyth County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Graystone/Smokerise Water System have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2005 and July 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule, Pentachlorophenol, Heptachlor and Dalapon. EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Pentachlorophenolcode 2326 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dalaponcode 2031 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Graystone/Smokerise Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Graystone/Smokerise Water System?
Graystone/Smokerise Water System (PWSID NC0234183) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Graystone/Smokerise Water System serve?
Graystone/Smokerise Water System reports serving 455 people through 179 service connections in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
Where does Graystone/Smokerise Water System 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 Graystone/Smokerise Water System have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. 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 Graystone/Smokerise Water System'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Graystone/Smokerise Water System's water quality report?
As a community water system, Graystone/Smokerise Water System 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 Forsyth County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem, City of | Forsyth | 391,900 | Community | Surface water |
| Abington S/D | Forsyth | 1,506 | Community | Groundwater |
| Applegate Water System | Forsyth | 442 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yorktown S/D | Forsyth | 272 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Grandview Water System | Forsyth | 198 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mcbride`S MHP | Forsyth | 190 | 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, “Graystone/Smokerise Water System, PWSID NC0234183, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/graystone-smokerise-water-system-nc0234183 (data as of October 1, 2026).