Does Spruce Pine, NC tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 10 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Spruce Pine, of which 0 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Spruce Pine, NC tap water come from?

Spruce Pine is served by 2 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: surface water, groundwater.

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Spruce Pine tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Spruce Pine. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Spruce Pine is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 5,686 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 10 violations across the community water system(s) serving Spruce Pine, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.

2

Community water systems
~5,686

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

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What the EPA has on record, by system

Spruce Pine, Town Of

5,661 served · surface water · PWSID NC0161010

Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between July 2001 and July 2011. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Humpback Mountain

25 served · groundwater · PWSID NC1061009

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between January 2019 and January 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.