Public water system · NC0136045

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Mcadenville, Town of

At a glance

Town of Mcadenville (PWSID NC0136045) is an active community water system in Gaston County, North Carolina. It reports serving 930 people through 215 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011.

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

Population served

930

Service connections

215

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0136045

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served930

Service connections215

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedMcadenville

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyGaston County

How does Town of Mcadenville compare with other water systems in Gaston County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Mcadenville is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Gaston County has 247 active public water systems. Its population served is about 14% above the county average of 814 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 201,158 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 Town of Mcadenville 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. 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 Town of Mcadenville?

EPA lists Town of Mcadenville as owned by a local government. 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. 19 of the 247 active systems in Gaston County (7.7%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Mcadenville have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011. The violations listed here began between July 2009 and October 2011. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (4 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
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2010-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2010-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2009-07-02	Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt · code 35	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600	No	Resolved
2009-07-01	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.

Town of Mcadenville: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Mcadenville?

Town of Mcadenville (PWSID NC0136045) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Town of Mcadenville serve?

Town of Mcadenville reports serving 930 people through 215 service connections in Gaston County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Mcadenville 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 Town of Mcadenville 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 October 2011. 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 Town of Mcadenville'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 October 2011. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Town of Mcadenville's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Mcadenville 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 Gaston County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Two Rivers Utilities	Gaston	96,714	Community	Surface water
Mount Holly, City of	Gaston	19,200	Community	Surface water
Belmont, City of	Gaston	17,477	Community	Surface water
Dallas, Town of	Gaston	8,212	Community	Surface water
Cherryville, City of	Gaston	6,353	Community	Surface water
Bessemer City, City of	Gaston	5,730	Community	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, “Mcadenville, Town of, PWSID NC0136045, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/mcadenville-town-of-nc0136045 (data as of October 1, 2026).