Public water system · NC0157108

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Riverbend Estates

At a glance

Riverbend Estates (PWSID NC0157108) is an active community water system in Macon County, North Carolina. It reports serving 323 people through 130 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017.

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

Population served

323

Service connections

130

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0157108

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served323

Service connections130

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedFranklin

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyMacon County

How does Riverbend Estates compare with other water systems in Macon County?

By EPA's size categories, Riverbend Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Macon County has 76 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 353 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 26,860 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 Riverbend Estates 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 Riverbend Estates?

EPA lists Riverbend Estates 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. 63 of the 76 active systems in Macon County (83%) are also privately owned.

Does Riverbend Estates have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. The violations listed here began between October 2013 and April 2017. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2017-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2017-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Addressed
2016-12-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Addressed
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Addressed
2016-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2015-12-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2015-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2014-05-03	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	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.

Riverbend Estates: frequently asked questions

Who runs Riverbend Estates?

Riverbend Estates (PWSID NC0157108) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Riverbend Estates serve?

Riverbend Estates reports serving 323 people through 130 service connections in Macon County, North Carolina.

Where does Riverbend Estates 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 Riverbend Estates 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 April 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 Riverbend Estates' 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 April 2017. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Riverbend Estates' water quality report?

As a community water system, Riverbend Estates 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 Macon County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Franklin, Town of	Macon	9,650	Community	Surface water
Highlands, Town of	Macon	6,614	Community	Surface water
Cullasaja Club	Macon	800	Community	Groundwater
Mill Creek Estates Property Owners Asso.	Macon	676	Community	Purchased surface water
Highlands Falls Country Club	Macon	650	Community	Groundwater
Wildcat Cliffs Country Club	Macon	445	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, “Riverbend Estates, PWSID NC0157108, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/riverbend-estates-nc0157108 (data as of October 1, 2026).