Public water system · NC0180010
ActiveSalisbury-Rowan
At a glance
Salisbury-Rowan (PWSID NC0180010) is an active community water system in Rowan County, North Carolina. It reports serving 46,156 people through 19,641 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
46,156
Service connections
19,641
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Salisbury-Rowan compare with other water systems in Rowan County?
By EPA's size categories, Salisbury-Rowan is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Rowan County has 194 active public water systems, and Salisbury-Rowan is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 66 times the county average of 700 people per system, and accounts for 34% of the 135,810 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 Salisbury-Rowan is about 6.9 times 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 Salisbury-Rowan?
EPA lists Salisbury-Rowan 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. 21 of the 194 active systems in Rowan County (11%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Salisbury-Rowan have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and October 2022. By type: 1 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Carbon, total, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and Consumer Confidence Rule. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Precursor Removal · code 46 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Archived |
| 2002-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | 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.
Salisbury-Rowan: frequently asked questions
Who runs Salisbury-Rowan?
Salisbury-Rowan (PWSID NC0180010) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Salisbury-Rowan serve?
Salisbury-Rowan reports serving 46,156 people through 19,641 service connections in Rowan County, North Carolina.
Where does Salisbury-Rowan 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 Salisbury-Rowan have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. 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 Salisbury-Rowan'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Salisbury-Rowan's water quality report?
As a community water system, Salisbury-Rowan 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 Rowan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannapolis, City of | Rowan | 56,050 | Community | Surface water |
| Landis, Town of | Rowan | 5,510 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| China Grove, Town of | Rowan | 4,895 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| East Spencer, Town of | Rowan | 1,550 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Faith, Town of | Rowan | 1,316 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cleveland, Town of | Rowan | 872 | Community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Salisbury-Rowan, PWSID NC0180010, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/salisbury-rowan-nc0180010 (data as of October 1, 2026).