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Rowan County, NC

Water Treatment in Enochville, NC

Most of Enochville is on Tanglewood S/d, and homes outside its lines may use private wells. How to tell which you have, and what each usually needs.

What this means for your home

EPA's modeled service-area map places Enochville within Tanglewood S/d. Modeled boundaries can miss edges, so check your water bill.

  • Tanglewood S/d's report doesn't list hardness. Most reservoir-fed systems in this region are soft, but a quick hardness test at your tap is the only way to know before anyone recommends a softener.
  • 64.8% of homes in Enochville were built before 1980. EPA notes homes built before 1986 are more likely to have lead in their plumbing, so a certified-lab lead test at the tap is a sensible first step in an older home.
  • Private wells aren't treated or monitored by a utility. North Carolina only requires a one-time test when a new well is built, so a current certified-lab test is the right starting point.

Private wells in Rowan County

From state testing of private wells. These figures describe the wells that were tested, not every well, so your own certified-lab test is what decides treatment.
Private-well test results in Rowan County
ContaminantShare of tested wells above the standardWells testedStandardSource
Arsenic1.01%2,37410 µg/LUNC-Chapel Hill Superfund Research Program (NC DHHS private well test data), 2022Oct 1998–May 2019
Lead2.61%2,37815 µg/LUNC-Chapel Hill Superfund Research Program (NC DHHS private well test data), 2022Oct 1998–May 2019
Copper0.43%1,1521,300 µg/LUNC-Chapel Hill Superfund Research Program (NC DHHS private well test data), 2022Oct 1998–May 2019
Nitrate0.77%90410,000 µg/L (10 mg/L)UNC-Chapel Hill Superfund Research Program (NC DHHS private well test data), 2022Oct 1998–May 2019
Iron16.62%1,1552,500 µg/LUNC-Chapel Hill Superfund Research Program (NC DHHS private well test data), 2022Oct 1998–May 2019
Manganese17.44%2,379300 µg/LUNC-Chapel Hill Superfund Research Program (NC DHHS private well test data), 2022Oct 1998–May 2019

How we approach well water

How it works

  1. Step 1

    Test

    We read your utility's report with you, and run a certified-lab test when your home calls for one.

  2. Step 2

    Design

    You get a written recommendation and quote for only what the data supports.

  3. Step 3

    Licensed install

    An independent licensed plumber installs under a separate agreement with you.

  4. Step 4

    Retest

    We confirm the system is doing what it's certified to do.

More on how it works

Enochville water questions

Who supplies water in Enochville?

EPA's modeled service-area map places Enochville within Tanglewood S/d. Modeled boundaries can miss edges, so check your water bill. Its supply is groundwater (wells). EPA's registry lists it serving about 231 people.

Do homes in Rowan County use private wells?

Many homes outside town water lines do. In state testing of private wells in Rowan County, 1.01% of 2,374 private wells tested (24 wells) were above the 10 µg/L EPA drinking water standard (MCL) for arsenic. These figures describe the wells that were tested, not every well in the county.

How old are homes in Enochville, and does that matter for water?

Census estimates put 64.8% of Enochville homes as built before 1980. Lead usually comes from a home's own plumbing, not the utility, so in older homes a certified-lab lead test at the tap is the honest starting point.

Do you serve Enochville?

Yes. Enochville is about 41 minutes from our Charlotte base. Installation is performed by an independent, NC-licensed plumbing contractor under a separate agreement with you.

Do I need a permit to install a water treatment system?

Whole-house treatment is plumbing work in North Carolina. Your independent licensed plumber determines and pulls any permit Rowan County requires.

Get an honest answer about Enochville water.

Tell us about your home and water source. We'll recommend testing first, and only the equipment your results support.

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