Public water system · NC0188550
ActiveUsfs-White Pines Lower
At a glance
Usfs-White Pines Lower (PWSID NC0188550) is an active transient non-community water system in Transylvania County, North Carolina. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs-White Pines Lower compare with other water systems in Transylvania County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs-White Pines Lower is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Transylvania County has 114 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 249 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 28,426 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 Usfs-White Pines Lower 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 Usfs-White Pines Lower?
EPA lists Usfs-White Pines Lower as owned by the federal 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. 8 of the 114 active systems in Transylvania County (7%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs-White Pines Lower have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2005. The violations listed here began between January 2003 and April 2005. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Usfs-White Pines Lower: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs-White Pines Lower?
Usfs-White Pines Lower (PWSID NC0188550) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Usfs-White Pines Lower serve?
Usfs-White Pines Lower reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Transylvania County, North Carolina.
Where does Usfs-White Pines Lower 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 Usfs-White Pines Lower have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2005. 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 Usfs-White Pines Lower'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 April 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs-White Pines Lower's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs-White Pines Lower 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 Transylvania County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevard, City of | Transylvania | 11,336 | Community | Surface water |
| Connestee Falls | Transylvania | 3,532 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sapphire Lakes Development | Transylvania | 724 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sherwood Forest Water System | Transylvania | 680 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rosman, Town of | Transylvania | 650 | Community | Groundwater |
| The Wilds Camp | Transylvania | 450 | 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, “Usfs-White Pines Lower, PWSID NC0188550, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/usfs-white-pines-lower-nc0188550 (data as of October 1, 2026).