CARY, NC · Guilford County
SMOKE RIDGE ESTATES Water System
Consumer Confidence Report status
SMOKE RIDGE ESTATES must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.
As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for SMOKE RIDGE ESTATES.
Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace North Carolina’s official records. Always confirm current status with North Carolina before making decisions based on this information.
System facts
- System ID (PWSID)
- NC0241197
- System type
- Community Water System
- Population served
- 135
- Service connections
- 53
- Ownership
- privately owned
- Water source
- groundwater (wells)
SMOKE RIDGE ESTATES is one of 4,942 community water systems in North Carolina in the 500 or fewer people size category, serving 135 people from groundwater.
As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 3 entries between 1993 and 2024, all of which EPA lists as closed.
Of the 3, 2 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Consumer Confidence Rule, the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, and inorganic chemicals.
Violation history
Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2024 – December 3, 2024
ResolvedMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—TTHM
October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Nitrate
January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993
Archived
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
| Period | Violation | Contaminant / rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2024 – December 3, 2024 | Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report | Consumer Confidence Rule | — | Resolved |
| October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2022 | Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) | TTHM | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993 | Monitoring, Regular | Nitrate | — | Archived |
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
Enforcement actions
- November 14, 2024State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued2 linked violations
- September 27, 2023State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
- May 30, 2023State Public Notification received3 linked violations
- November 3, 2022State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued3 linked violations
Common questions
Is SMOKE RIDGE ESTATES required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?
- Yes. SMOKE RIDGE ESTATES is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.
When is SMOKE RIDGE ESTATES’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?
- SMOKE RIDGE ESTATES’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.
Does SMOKE RIDGE ESTATES have any open drinking water violations on record?
- As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for SMOKE RIDGE ESTATES.
What is a Consumer Confidence Report?
- A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.
Contact
MILLIRON, BRENT
919-653-6999
CARY, NC 27511