Is Brevard, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 8 utilities serving Brevard have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: The Wilds Camp, Waterford Place and Indian Lakes Estate S/D.
City of Brevard, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Brevard’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Brevard
North Carolina · serves 11,336 people · about 510 in Brevard
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Connestee Falls
North Carolina · serves 3,532 people · under 100 in Brevard
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 26.4 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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The Wilds Camp
North Carolina · serves 450 people · under 100 in Brevard
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Sherwood Forest Water System
North Carolina · serves 680 people · under 100 in Brevard
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 2.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Knob Creek Water System
North Carolina · serves 445 people · lists Brevard among the places it serves
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 7.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Turkey Pen MHP
North Carolina · serves 229 people · lists Brevard among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 12 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Waterford Place
North Carolina · serves 95 people · lists Brevard among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Indian Lakes Estate S/D
North Carolina · serves 75 people · lists Brevard among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 10.6 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
Water testing near Brevard
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Brevard, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Transylvania County Env. Health
Brevard, NC · under a mile
Certified for bacteria
Byers Environmental, Inc.
Pisgah Forest, NC · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria
Royal Water Works Inc.
Pisgah Forest, NC · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Brevard
Which ZIP codes are in Brevard: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, certified drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Brevard
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Brevard’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water