Public water system · NC0122108
ActiveThe Ridges at Mountain Harbor
At a glance
The Ridges at Mountain Harbor (PWSID NC0122108) is an active community water system in Clay County, North Carolina. It reports serving 160 people through 64 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
160
Service connections
64
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does The Ridges at Mountain Harbor compare with other water systems in Clay County?
By EPA's size categories, The Ridges at Mountain Harbor is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Clay County has 28 active public water systems, and The Ridges at Mountain Harbor is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 147 people per system, and accounts for 3.9% of the 4,115 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 The Ridges at Mountain Harbor 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 The Ridges at Mountain Harbor?
EPA lists The Ridges at Mountain Harbor 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. 20 of the 28 active systems in Clay County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does The Ridges at Mountain Harbor have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. The violations listed here began between March 1995 and January 2010. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-03-28 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-08-31 | Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
The Ridges at Mountain Harbor: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Ridges at Mountain Harbor?
The Ridges at Mountain Harbor (PWSID NC0122108) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does The Ridges at Mountain Harbor serve?
The Ridges at Mountain Harbor reports serving 160 people through 64 service connections in Clay County, North Carolina.
Where does The Ridges at Mountain Harbor 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 The Ridges at Mountain Harbor have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. 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 The Ridges at Mountain Harbor'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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Ridges at Mountain Harbor's water quality report?
As a community water system, The Ridges at Mountain Harbor 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 Clay County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Co Water & Sewer District | Clay | 1,965 | Community | Groundwater |
| Meadow Grove Baptist Ch | Clay | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Chatuge Village | Clay | 267 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mt Pleasant Baptist Church | Clay | 175 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Eagle'S View S/D | Clay | 127 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hinton Rural Life Center Inc. | Clay | 120 | 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, “The Ridges at Mountain Harbor, PWSID NC0122108, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/the-ridges-at-mountain-harbor-nc0122108 (data as of October 1, 2026).