Timber Ridge, NC
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 11 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Under the current 15 ppb rule this is not an exceedance, but it is above the 10 ppb action level that takes over in Nov 2027. Test your own tap; filter if your result shows lead.
Timber Ridge at a glance
Timber Ridge serves about 51 people through 20 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Jackson County, North Carolina. EPA system ID: NC1050069; phone on file: 828-251-1900. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Timber Ridge's lead record
That is down 11.1 ppb from 22.1 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Timber Ridge is 35 ppb across 21 monitoring periods, 3 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 ppb over 10 |
| 2025 | 22.1 ppb over 15 |
| 2025 | 12 ppb over 10 |
| 2024 | 35 ppb over 15 |
| 2024 | 8.9 ppb |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 8.3 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.9 ppb |
| 2021 | 20 ppb over 15 |
| 2020 | 10 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 7 ppb |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 5 ppb |
| 2016 | 1.2 ppb |
How Timber Ridge compares
Of the 1,925 North Carolina systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 5 are over 15 ppb right now and 75 have gone over at some point. Timber Ridge's 11 ppb sits at the 99th percentile in North Carolina and the 98th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
35 other systems share Jackson County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Timber Ridge. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina Univ Wtp | 7,800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth | 7,528 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fairfield Sapphire | 3,873 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hh Water, Llc | 770 | 0 (not detected) |
| Trillium Links & Village | 610 | 0 (not detected) |
| Highlands Cove S/D | 604 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mountain Top Golf & Lake Club | 467 | 0 (not detected) |
| Wade Hampton Club | 429 | 0 (not detected) |
| Trillium Links West | 424 | 2.5 ppb |
| Bear Lake Reserve 1b | 396 | 4.9 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Asheville, NC may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Timber Ridge whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. This system is in the band the 2027 10 ppb rule changes.