Public water system · NC0113191
ActivePoplar Trails Water System
At a glance
Poplar Trails Water System (PWSID NC0113191) is an active community water system in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It reports serving 180 people through 74 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
180
Service connections
74
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Poplar Trails Water System compare with other water systems in Cabarrus County?
By EPA's size categories, Poplar Trails Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cabarrus County has 68 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,277 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 154,845 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 Poplar Trails 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 Poplar Trails Water System?
EPA lists Poplar Trails 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. 61 of the 68 active systems in Cabarrus County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Poplar Trails Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and January 2008. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Poplar Trails Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Poplar Trails Water System?
Poplar Trails Water System (PWSID NC0113191) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Poplar Trails Water System serve?
Poplar Trails Water System reports serving 180 people through 74 service connections in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Where does Poplar Trails 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 Poplar Trails Water System have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008. 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 Poplar Trails 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. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Poplar Trails Water System's water quality report?
As a community water system, Poplar Trails 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 Cabarrus County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord, City of | Cabarrus | 120,548 | Community | Surface water |
| Harrisburg, Town of | Cabarrus | 20,549 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Shiloh Church Road S/D | Cabarrus | 3,102 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mount Pleasant, Town of | Cabarrus | 1,786 | Community | Surface water |
| Whitehurst MHP | Cabarrus | 688 | Community | Groundwater |
| Zemosa Acres Water System | Cabarrus | 650 | 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, “Poplar Trails Water System, PWSID NC0113191, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/poplar-trails-water-system-nc0113191 (data as of October 1, 2026).