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Lake Junaluska Assembly

At a glance

Lake Junaluska Assembly (PWSID NC0144107) is an active community water system in Haywood County, North Carolina. It reports serving 2,273 people through 895 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

2,273

Service connections

895

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0144107

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,273

Service connections895

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedLake Junaluska

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyHaywood County

How does Lake Junaluska Assembly compare with other water systems in Haywood County?

By EPA's size categories, Lake Junaluska Assembly is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Haywood County has 58 active public water systems, and Lake Junaluska Assembly is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 136% above the county average of 965 people per system, and accounts for 4.1% of the 55,957 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 Lake Junaluska Assembly is about 66% 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 331 North Carolina systems (6.5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Lake Junaluska Assembly?

EPA lists Lake Junaluska Assembly 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. 45 of the 58 active systems in Haywood County (78%) are also privately owned.

Does Lake Junaluska Assembly have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2000 and October 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (2 of them). 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
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2019-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2003-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2002-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2000-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	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.

Lake Junaluska Assembly: frequently asked questions

Who runs Lake Junaluska Assembly?

Lake Junaluska Assembly (PWSID NC0144107) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Lake Junaluska Assembly serve?

Lake Junaluska Assembly reports serving 2,273 people through 895 service connections in Haywood County, North Carolina.

Where does Lake Junaluska Assembly get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Lake Junaluska Assembly have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Lake Junaluska Assembly'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Lake Junaluska Assembly's water quality report?

As a community water system, Lake Junaluska Assembly 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 Haywood County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Waynesville, Town of	Haywood	19,758	Community	Surface water
Maggie Valley Sanitary Dist	Haywood	9,629	Community	Surface water
Canton, Town of	Haywood	7,850	Community	Surface water
Junaluska Sanitary District	Haywood	5,138	Community	Purchased surface water
Clyde, Town of	Haywood	3,228	Community	Purchased surface water
Dot-I-40 Rest Area Wbl	Haywood	1,000	Transient non-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, “Lake Junaluska Assembly, PWSID NC0144107, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/lake-junaluska-assembly-nc0144107 (data as of October 1, 2026).