Public water system · NC0180193
ActiveShade Tree Acres
At a glance
Shade Tree Acres (PWSID NC0180193) is an active community water system in Rowan County, North Carolina. It reports serving 31 people through 12 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 April 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
31
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Shade Tree Acres compare with other water systems in Rowan County?
By EPA's size categories, Shade Tree Acres is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rowan County has 194 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 700 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 Shade Tree Acres 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 Shade Tree Acres?
EPA lists Shade Tree Acres 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. 173 of the 194 active systems in Rowan County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Shade Tree Acres have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2005. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and April 2005. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Asbestoscode 1094 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | 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.
Shade Tree Acres: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shade Tree Acres?
Shade Tree Acres (PWSID NC0180193) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Shade Tree Acres serve?
Shade Tree Acres reports serving 31 people through 12 service connections in Rowan County, North Carolina.
Where does Shade Tree Acres 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 Shade Tree Acres have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2005. 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 Shade Tree Acres' 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 April 2005. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shade Tree Acres' water quality report?
As a community water system, Shade Tree Acres 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 |
| Salisbury-Rowan | Rowan | 46,156 | 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 |
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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, “Shade Tree Acres, PWSID NC0180193, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/shade-tree-acres-nc0180193 (data as of October 1, 2026).