Public water system · NC0102010
ActiveTaylorsville, Town of
At a glance
Town of Taylorsville (PWSID NC0102010) is an active community water system in Alexander County, North Carolina. It reports serving 3,265 people through 1,306 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,265
Service connections
1,306
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Town of Taylorsville compare with other water systems in Alexander County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Taylorsville is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Alexander County has 25 active public water systems, and Town of Taylorsville is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 1,582 people per system, and accounts for 8.3% of the 39,548 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 Town of Taylorsville is about half of 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 331 North Carolina systems (6.5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Town of Taylorsville?
EPA lists Town of Taylorsville 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. 3 of the 25 active systems in Alexander County (12%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Town of Taylorsville have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. The violations listed here began between September 1980 and April 2026. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved, 2 as archived and 1 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Addressed |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1980-09-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1980-09-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Town of Taylorsville: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Taylorsville?
Town of Taylorsville (PWSID NC0102010) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Town of Taylorsville serve?
Town of Taylorsville reports serving 3,265 people through 1,306 service connections in Alexander County, North Carolina.
Where does Town of Taylorsville get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Town of Taylorsville have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. 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 Town of Taylorsville'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Town of Taylorsville's water quality report?
As a community water system, Town of Taylorsville 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 Alexander County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy United Water Corp | Alexander | 21,148 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Alexander Co Wtr Dist | Alexander | 13,064 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Three Forks Baptist Church | Alexander | 350 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Oxford Memorial Bapt Ch | Alexander | 175 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hillsboro S/D | Alexander | 170 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lebanon Baptist Church | Alexander | 125 | 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, “Taylorsville, Town of, PWSID NC0102010, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/taylorsville-town-of-nc0102010 (data as of October 1, 2026).