Public water system · NC0138010

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Robbinsville, Town of

At a glance

Town of Robbinsville (PWSID NC0138010) is an active community water system in Graham County, North Carolina. It reports serving 2,916 people through 1,148 service connections. Its primary water source is 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 July 2024.

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

Population served

2,916

Service connections

1,148

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0138010

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,916

Service connections1,148

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedRobbinsville

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyGraham County

How does Town of Robbinsville compare with other water systems in Graham County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Robbinsville is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Graham County has 36 active public water systems, and Town of Robbinsville is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 17 times the county average of 169 people per system, and accounts for 48% of the 6,073 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 Robbinsville is about 56% 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 132 North Carolina systems (2.6%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Town of Robbinsville?

EPA lists Town of Robbinsville 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. 4 of the 36 active systems in Graham County (11%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Robbinsville have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2008 and July 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule, Dichloromethane, Xylenes, Total and 1,1,2-Trichloroethane. EPA lists 11 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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
2024-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dichloromethanecode 2964	No	Archived
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Xylenes, Totalcode 2955	No	Archived
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985	No	Archived
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981	No	Archived
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	No	Archived
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969	No	Archived
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Vinyl chloridecode 2976	No	Archived
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980	No	Archived
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Styrenecode 2996	No	Archived
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Trichloroethylenecode 2984	No	Archived
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Benzenecode 2990	No	Archived

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 Robbinsville: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Robbinsville?

Town of Robbinsville (PWSID NC0138010) 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 Robbinsville serve?

Town of Robbinsville reports serving 2,916 people through 1,148 service connections in Graham County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Robbinsville get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Town of Robbinsville 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 July 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 Town of Robbinsville'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 July 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 Town of Robbinsville's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Robbinsville 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 Graham County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Town of Fontana Dam	Graham	950	Community	Surface water
Lake Santeetlah, Town of	Graham	498	Community	Groundwater
Cheoah Point Rec Area	Graham	200	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Tobacco Branch Village	Graham	163	Community	Groundwater
Cedar Cliff Baptist Church	Graham	125	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Lone Oak Baptist Church	Graham	125	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, “Robbinsville, Town of, PWSID NC0138010, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/robbinsville-town-of-nc0138010 (data as of October 1, 2026).