Public water system · NC0241197
ActiveSmoke Ridge Estates
At a glance
Smoke Ridge Estates (PWSID NC0241197) is an active community water system in Guilford County, North Carolina. It reports serving 135 people through 53 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
135
Service connections
53
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Smoke Ridge Estates compare with other water systems in Guilford County?
By EPA's size categories, Smoke Ridge Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Guilford County has 206 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,376 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 489,540 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 Smoke Ridge Estates 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 Smoke Ridge Estates?
EPA lists Smoke Ridge Estates 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. 168 of the 206 active systems in Guilford County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Smoke Ridge Estates have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and July 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | 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 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.
Smoke Ridge Estates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Smoke Ridge Estates?
Smoke Ridge Estates (PWSID NC0241197) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Smoke Ridge Estates serve?
Smoke Ridge Estates reports serving 135 people through 53 service connections in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Where does Smoke Ridge Estates 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 Smoke Ridge Estates have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 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 Smoke Ridge Estates' 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 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 Smoke Ridge Estates' water quality report?
As a community water system, Smoke Ridge Estates 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 Guilford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro, City of | Guilford | 319,588 | Community | Surface water |
| High Point, City of | Guilford | 118,662 | Community | Surface water |
| Gibsonville, Town of | Guilford | 8,920 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Jamestown, Town of | Guilford | 6,543 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Northern Middle-High School | Guilford | 2,427 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Stokesdale, Town of | Guilford | 2,252 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Smoke Ridge Estates, PWSID NC0241197, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/smoke-ridge-estates-nc0241197 (data as of October 1, 2026).