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Skyline Village Inn/Tavern

At a glance

Skyline Village Inn/Tavern (PWSID NC0156431) is an active transient non-community water system in McDowell County, North Carolina. It reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021.

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

Population served

50

Service connections

2

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0156431
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served50
Service connections2
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program
City servedLittle Switzerland
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP—
CountyMcDowell County

How does Skyline Village Inn/Tavern compare with other water systems in McDowell County?

By EPA's size categories, Skyline Village Inn/Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). McDowell County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 291 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 27,345 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Skyline Village Inn/Tavern is about 65% below that figure.

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

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. North Carolina has 2,745 active transient non-community water systems, 54% 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 Skyline Village Inn/Tavern?

EPA lists Skyline Village Inn/Tavern 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. 87 of the 94 active systems in McDowell County (93%) are also privately owned.

Does Skyline Village Inn/Tavern have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. The violations listed here began between August 1999 and April 2021. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2021-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2003-02-22Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2001-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
1999-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1999-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

All 5 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.

Skyline Village Inn/Tavern: frequently asked questions

Who runs Skyline Village Inn/Tavern?

Skyline Village Inn/Tavern (PWSID NC0156431) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Skyline Village Inn/Tavern serve?

Skyline Village Inn/Tavern reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections in McDowell County, North Carolina.

Where does Skyline Village Inn/Tavern 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 Skyline Village Inn/Tavern have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. 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 Skyline Village Inn/Tavern'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Skyline Village Inn/Tavern's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Skyline Village Inn/Tavern is a 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 McDowell County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Marion, City ofMcDowell9,362CommunitySurface water
Baxter Health Care CorpMcDowell2,450Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Old Fort, Town ofMcDowell1,700CommunityGroundwater
Mcdowell Co--NeboMcDowell902CommunityPurchased surface water
Riverside Convenience StoreMcDowell500Transient non-communityGroundwater
New North Cove Elem SchoolMcDowell450Non-transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Skyline Village Inn/Tavern, PWSID NC0156431, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/skyline-village-inn-tavern-nc0156431 (data as of October 1, 2026).