Public water system · NC0197426
ActiveStone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station
At a glance
Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station (PWSID NC0197426) is an active transient non-community water system in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station compare with other water systems in Wilkes County?
By EPA's size categories, Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wilkes County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 572 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 50,316 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 Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station is well 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 Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station?
EPA lists Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station as owned by a state 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. 5 of the 88 active systems in Wilkes County (5.7%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. The violations listed here began between November 1996 and January 2000. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station?
Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station (PWSID NC0197426) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station serve?
Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Where does Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station 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 Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. 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 Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station 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 Wilkes County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wilkes Wtr Association Inc. | Wilkes | 12,573 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Blue Ridge Water Association | Wilkes | 8,486 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mulberry-Fairplains Wtr Assoc | Wilkes | 8,150 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| North Wilkesboro, Town of | Wilkes | 4,265 | Community | Surface water |
| Wilkesboro, Town of | Wilkes | 3,687 | Community | Surface water |
| Broadway Water Association | Wilkes | 3,556 | 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, “Stone Mtn State Park - Comfort Station, PWSID NC0197426, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/stone-mtn-state-park-comfort-station-nc0197426 (data as of October 1, 2026).