Water Quality in Marion, NC (28752)
EPA violation data for public water systems serving ZIP code 28752.
Active Health Violations
8 health-based violations found in the past 5 years, with at least one still unresolved. Contaminant levels have exceeded federal safety limits. Consider testing your tap water independently.
More violations than 95% of US ZIP codes.
Based on EPA compliance data. Not a substitute for an official water quality report from your utility.
30,292
Population
159
Water Systems
83
Violations (5yr)
8
Health-Based
Location
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Water Systems Serving This Area (159)
Forest City, Town Of
All resolved Surface water 21,521 people served
4 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Broad River Water Authority
Surface water 18,242 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 1.4 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Marion, City Of
1 health-based Surface water 9,362 people served
4 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Marion Mackey Creek
Surface water 5,000 people served
0 violations
Marion Clear Creek
Surface water 5,000 people served
0 violations
Baxter Health Care Corp
Groundwater 2,450 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Mcdowell Co--Nebo
All resolved Purchased surface water 902 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Mcdowell Tech College
Groundwater 900 people served
0 violations
Pleasant Gardens Elem School
Groundwater 800 people served
0 violations
Marion Mfg Co
Purchased groundwater 660 people served
0 violations
Glenwood School & Cafeteria
Groundwater 505 people served
0 violations
East Marion S D
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Riverside Convenience Store
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
New North Cove Elem School
Groundwater 450 people served
1 violation (5yr)
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
West Marion Elem School
1 health-based Groundwater 449 people served
14 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓ Copper tested: 2290 ppb (limit: 1300 ppb)
Marion Truck Plaza
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Riverside Mhp
All resolved Groundwater 399 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Marion Moose Lodge
1 health-based Groundwater 320 people served
9 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓ Copper tested: 1496 ppb (limit: 1300 ppb)
The Smokehouse Restaurant
Groundwater 300 people served
0 violations
Coats American
Groundwater 290 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Collins Truck Stop
Groundwater 280 people served
0 violations
Three Point Ser Sta
Groundwater 275 people served
0 violations
Story Memorial Presbyterian Ch
Groundwater 250 people served
0 violations
Zion Hill Baptist Church
Groundwater 225 people served
0 violations
Providence Umc
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Spacious Skies Hidden Creek Overlook
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Spacious Skies Hidden Creek Deluxe Tents
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Spacious Skies Hidden Creek Office
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Spacious Skies Hidden Creek Pavillion
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Johnney`S Trade Lot
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Woodlawn Roadside Park
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Glenwood Baptist Church
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Marion Moose Lodge-Mountain
1 health-based Groundwater 160 people served
7 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Franklin Tr Pk
Groundwater 152 people served
0 violations
Bethel Baptist Church
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Mount Pleasant Church
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Mount Pleasant Church
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
3 Trees Inc
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Scotty`S Mobile Village
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Super 8 Motel/Dollar Mart No 10
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Cross Mill Church Of God
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Nealsville Church Of God
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Rocky Pass Fwb Church
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Lucky Strike Miners Diner
All resolved Groundwater 137 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Mt Paradise Campground
Groundwater 135 people served
2 violations (5yr)
Linville Falls Club
1 health-based Groundwater 127 people served
9 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Buck Creek Rv Park
Groundwater 125 people served
0 violations
New Horizon Fellowship Church
Groundwater 125 people served
0 violations
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Groundwater 125 people served
0 violations
Woodlawn Market
Groundwater 120 people served
0 violations
Mcdowell Head Start
Groundwater 120 people served
0 violations
Crane Resistoflex
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
West Court No 2
All resolved Groundwater 100 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Dolphin Fish Camp
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Danny`S Restaurant
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Maple Leaf Sports Complex
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Hicks Chapel Baptist Church
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Trinity Hill Fwb Church
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Haldex Midland Brake Corp
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Big League Camp
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
West Court Food Mart No 3
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Dairy Palace
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
T & T Convenience Store
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Harmony Estates S/D
1 health-based Groundwater 100 people served
5 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
St Marks Meth Church
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Tony`S Deli
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Terry House-Red Barn
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Liberty F.W.B. Church
Groundwater 95 people served
0 violations
Glenwood Ch Of God
Groundwater 90 people served
0 violations
Blue Ridge Mhp
Groundwater 88 people served
0 violations
Faith Mission Baptist Church
Groundwater 85 people served
0 violations
Sugar Hill Baptist Church
Groundwater 82 people served
0 violations
Mt Calvary Fwb Church
Groundwater 80 people served
0 violations
Royal Pines Mhp
Groundwater 80 people served
0 violations
Cedarbrook Residential Home
1 health-based Groundwater 80 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Lake James Lodge Assisted Livi
1 health-based Groundwater 80 people served
6 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Days Inn
Groundwater 80 people served
0 violations
Solid Rock Freewill Baptist Church
All resolved Groundwater 75 people served
7 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Jeld-Wen Fiber
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Pinnacle Missionary Bapt Ch
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Country Market
Groundwater 70 people served
0 violations
Deerfield Lake
Groundwater 70 people served
0 violations
Conover Mhp
Groundwater 69 people served
0 violations
Hwy 70 Mobil Station
Groundwater 65 people served
0 violations
Finleys T P
Groundwater 64 people served
0 violations
Marion Christian Academy
Groundwater 63 people served
0 violations
North Cove Baptist Church
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
Dot`S Dairio
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
Mcdowell Alc
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
Twin Lakes Campground
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
Morris Exxon Station
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
Lake James Rest Home
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
John Ray Davis Apts
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
Eddies I40 Truck Stop
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
Lake James Landing
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
Lake Toloma Tp
Groundwater 56 people served
0 violations
Curtis Creek Rec. Area
Groundwater 56 people served
0 violations
Hillcrest F W B Church
Groundwater 55 people served
0 violations
Rocky Pass Rest Home
Groundwater 54 people served
0 violations
Oakview Tp
Groundwater 52 people served
0 violations
Hankins Baptist Church
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
The Sportsman Inn
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Linville Caverns
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Black Bear Access Area
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Ashworth Road Baptist Church
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
West Side Market
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Pittmans Ser Sta
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
West Marion Baptist Church
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
North Cove Church Of God
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Mount Paradise Water Park
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Chapel Hill Baptist Church
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Woodlawn Work Center
Groundwater 45 people served
0 violations
Lower Boone Fork Rec Area
Groundwater 45 people served
0 violations
Lower Boone Fork Rec Area
Groundwater 45 people served
0 violations
Mcdowell Family Medicine
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Railroad Depot Restaurant
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Emmanuel Free Will Bapt. Churc
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Trinity Missionary Bapt Ch
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Shady Grove Tp
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
North Cove Truck Service
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Motimer Work Center
Groundwater 38 people served
0 violations
Pleasant Hill Umc
All resolved Groundwater 35 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Concord Umc
Groundwater 35 people served
0 violations
Pilot House Restaurant
Groundwater 32 people served
0 violations
Lloyd`S Mhp
Groundwater 32 people served
0 violations
Sunny Grove Baptist Church
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Barkhouse Rec Area
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Carolina Motel
Groundwater 27 people served
0 violations
Hall Water Sys (Will)
Groundwater 26 people served
0 violations
Timberbrook Cove Campground
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Shuttle Cleaning Snack Bar
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Ponderosa Mhp No 2 & Mckinney Re
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Cafe In The Park
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Marion Seventh Day Adventistch
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Carolina Choclatiers
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Tommy`S Country Diner
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Sagebrush
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Excel Mart No 301
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Glenwood General Store
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Chow Time
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
China Inn
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Sugar Hill Restaurant
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
North Cove Inn
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Day & Night Dairy Bar
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
This & That Country Store
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Patton Auto Sales/Focus On Fit
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Tarheel Rod & Gun Shop
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Dogwood Acres Water System
Groundwater 20 people served
0 violations
W.G. Pippel Subdivison B 7, L 3
Groundwater 6 people served
0 violations
Mcdowell County Universal Complex
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Glenwood Umc
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Triple C Campground
All resolved Groundwater 0
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Burnettes Landing
All resolved Groundwater 0
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Nix Creek Fwb Church
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Glenwood Indepent Bapt Church
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Fairview Fwb Church
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Lake James Landing #2
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Mountain Stream Rv Campground
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Contaminants Found
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-Based
14 violations
Has active
Lead and Copper RuleHealth-Based
Lead and copper testing requirement. Lead exposure can cause developmental harm in children.
12 violations
Has active
Revised Total Coliform RuleMonitoring
Missed testing deadlines — not a detection of bacteria.
16 violations
Has active
Consumer Confidence RuleMonitoring
Annual water quality report delivery requirement.
13 violations
Has active
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring
8 violations
All resolved
Public NoticeMonitoring
8 violations
Has active
TTHMMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Benzo(a)pyreneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
ChlorineMonitoring
Used to disinfect water — generally safe at regulated levels.
1 violation
All resolved
NitrateMonitoring
At high levels, nitrate can cause blue baby syndrome in infants.
1 violation
All resolved
Lead & Copper Levels
Lead (Pb)
Within limit0 ppb measured
Action level: 15 ppb
Sampled: Jul 2025
Copper (Cu)
Exceeds limit2290 ppb measured
Action level: 1300 ppb
Sampled: Jul 2025
How Does This Compare?
Marion (28752) has more violations than 95% of US ZIP codes. The national average is 18.87 violations per ZIP over 5 years. This ZIP has 83.
Fewer violations 95th percentile More violations
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Targets:Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium
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