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Shoals Elem School

At a glance

Shoals Elem School (PWSID NC0286545) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Surry County, North Carolina. It reports serving 296 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.

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

Population served

296

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0286545

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served296

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedPinnacle

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountySurry County

How does Shoals Elem School compare with other water systems in Surry County?

By EPA's size categories, Shoals Elem School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Surry County has 115 active public water systems. Its population served is about 10% above the county average of 268 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 30,850 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Shoals Elem School is about 31% below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. North Carolina has 311 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.1% 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 Shoals Elem School?

EPA lists Shoals Elem School 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. 12 of the 115 active systems in Surry County (10%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Shoals Elem School have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and October 2023. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 8 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
2023-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
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
2002-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1999-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1995-01-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
1994-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1994-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Shoals Elem School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Shoals Elem School?

Shoals Elem School (PWSID NC0286545) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Shoals Elem School serve?

Shoals Elem School reports serving 296 people through 1 service connection in Surry County, North Carolina.

Where does Shoals Elem School 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 Shoals Elem School have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. 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 Shoals Elem School'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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Shoals Elem School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shoals Elem School is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Surry County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Mount Airy, City of	Surry	10,314	Community	Surface water
Elkin, Town of	Surry	4,076	Community	Surface water
Dobson, Town of	Surry	2,615	Community	Surface water
Pilot Mountain, Town of	Surry	1,976	Community	Purchased surface water
Raven Knob Boy Scout Camp	Surry	900	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Pilot Mountain St Pk Campground	Surry	800	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, “Shoals Elem School, PWSID NC0286545, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/shoals-elem-school-nc0286545 (data as of October 1, 2026).