Public water system · NC1012032
ActiveLinville Falls General Store
At a glance
Linville Falls General Store (PWSID NC1012032) is an active transient non-community water system in Burke County, North Carolina. It reports serving 65 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
65
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Linville Falls General Store compare with other water systems in Burke County?
By EPA's size categories, Linville Falls General Store is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Burke County has 53 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,440 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 76,341 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 Linville Falls General Store is about half of 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 Linville Falls General Store?
EPA lists Linville Falls General Store 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. 34 of the 53 active systems in Burke County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Linville Falls General Store have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2017. The violations listed here began between October 2015 and February 2017. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, Nitrite and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-05 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Linville Falls General Store: frequently asked questions
Who runs Linville Falls General Store?
Linville Falls General Store (PWSID NC1012032) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Linville Falls General Store serve?
Linville Falls General Store reports serving 65 people through 1 service connection in Burke County, North Carolina.
Where does Linville Falls General Store 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 Linville Falls General Store have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2017. 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 Linville Falls General Store'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Linville Falls General Store's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Linville Falls General Store 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 Burke County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morganton City of | Burke | 27,221 | Community | Surface water |
| Valdese, Town of | Burke | 13,571 | Community | Surface water |
| Icard Township Water Corp | Burke | 7,821 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Brentwood Water Association | Burke | 6,038 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Brentwood-Jamestown Road | Burke | 6,035 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Burke Co. Water-South | Burke | 5,207 | 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, “Linville Falls General Store, PWSID NC1012032, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/linville-falls-general-store-nc1012032 (data as of October 1, 2026).