Public water system · NC1050068

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Soar Inc.

At a glance

Soar Inc. (PWSID NC1050068) is an active transient non-community water system in Jackson 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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC1050068

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served50

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedBalsam

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyJackson County

How does Soar Inc. compare with other water systems in Jackson County?

By EPA's size categories, Soar Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jackson County has 111 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 319 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 35,403 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 Soar Inc. 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 Soar Inc.?

EPA lists Soar Inc. 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. 103 of the 111 active systems in Jackson County (93%) are also privately owned.

Does Soar Inc. have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2010 and April 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2024-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-02-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-08-06	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2015-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2012-05-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Soar Inc.: frequently asked questions

Who runs Soar Inc.?

Soar Inc. (PWSID NC1050068) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Soar Inc. serve?

Soar Inc. reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections in Jackson County, North Carolina.

Where does Soar Inc. 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 Soar Inc. have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Soar Inc.'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Soar Inc.'s water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Soar Inc. 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 Jackson County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Western Carolina Univ WTP	Jackson	7,800	Community	Surface water
Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth	Jackson	7,528	Community	Surface water
Fairfield Sapphire	Jackson	3,873	Community	Groundwater
Whiteside Brewing Company	Jackson	850	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Hh Water, LLC	Jackson	770	Community	Groundwater
Great Smoky Mountain Camp & Rv Park	Jackson	638	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, “Soar Inc., PWSID NC1050068, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/soar-inc-nc1050068 (data as of October 1, 2026).