Public water system · NC0113188
ActiveZemosa Acres Water System
At a glance
Zemosa Acres Water System (PWSID NC0113188) is an active community water system in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It reports serving 650 people through 256 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
650
Service connections
256
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Zemosa Acres Water System compare with other water systems in Cabarrus County?
By EPA's size categories, Zemosa Acres Water System is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Cabarrus County has 68 active public water systems, and Zemosa Acres Water System is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,277 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 154,845 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 Zemosa Acres Water System 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. 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 Zemosa Acres Water System?
EPA lists Zemosa Acres Water System 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. 61 of the 68 active systems in Cabarrus County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Zemosa Acres Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. The violations listed here began between September 1980 and July 2021. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1985-07-01 | 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 |
| 1980-09-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
Zemosa Acres Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Zemosa Acres Water System?
Zemosa Acres Water System (PWSID NC0113188) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Zemosa Acres Water System serve?
Zemosa Acres Water System reports serving 650 people through 256 service connections in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Where does Zemosa Acres Water System 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 Zemosa Acres Water System have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. 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 Zemosa Acres Water System'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 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Zemosa Acres Water System's water quality report?
As a community water system, Zemosa Acres Water System 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 Cabarrus County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord, City of | Cabarrus | 120,548 | Community | Surface water |
| Harrisburg, Town of | Cabarrus | 20,549 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Shiloh Church Road S/D | Cabarrus | 3,102 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mount Pleasant, Town of | Cabarrus | 1,786 | Community | Surface water |
| Whitehurst MHP | Cabarrus | 688 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stallings Glen S/D | Cabarrus | 544 | 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, “Zemosa Acres Water System, PWSID NC0113188, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/zemosa-acres-water-system-nc0113188 (data as of October 1, 2026).