Public water system · NC0160200
ActiveWildwood Green/Mcilwaine
At a glance
Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine (PWSID NC0160200) is an active community water system in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It reports serving 681 people through 268 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
681
Service connections
268
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine compare with other water systems in Mecklenburg County?
By EPA's size categories, Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Mecklenburg County has 62 active public water systems, and Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 19,059 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,181,678 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 Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine 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 Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine?
EPA lists Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine 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. 55 of the 62 active systems in Mecklenburg County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2000 and January 2020. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, o-Dichlorobenzene and Dichloromethane. EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine?
Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine (PWSID NC0160200) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine serve?
Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine reports serving 681 people through 268 service connections in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Where does Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine 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 Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine's water quality report?
As a community water system, Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine 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 Mecklenburg County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Water | Mecklenburg | 1,163,701 | Community | Surface water |
| Lamplighter South-Danby | Mecklenburg | 3,297 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bradfield Farms S/D | Mecklenburg | 3,015 | Community | Groundwater |
| Park South S/D | Mecklenburg | 1,930 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Stone Hollow S/D | Mecklenburg | 582 | Community | Groundwater |
| Berryhill Elem School | Mecklenburg | 522 | Non-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, “Wildwood Green/Mcilwaine, PWSID NC0160200, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/wildwood-green-mcilwaine-nc0160200 (data as of October 1, 2026).