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North Carolina Water Quality
624
Utilities in database
9.4M
Residents served
35%
On private wells
2
Key contaminants tracked
Drinking Water in North Carolina
North Carolina has 624 community water systems serving approximately 9.4 million residents. Primary water sources include surface water. The most commonly reported contaminants include disinfection byproducts, lead. 35% of North Carolina residents rely on private wells. NCDEQ holds primary enforcement authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Utilities in North Carolina
601–624 of 624Harbor View S/d
NC0149190 · 549 served
Nottingham Forest S/d
NC0392257 · 549 served
Powder Horn Mountain
NC0195122 · 548 served
Roper Water System
NC0494015 · 546 served
Stallings Glen S/d
NC0113221 · 544 served
Baywood Forest S/d
NC0392218 · 533 served
Jamison Park S/d
NC4392188 · 531 served
All Star Mhp
NC0392102 · 530 served
Hickory Creek/ Starrland W/s
NC0136386 · 528 served
Windhaven S/d
NC0392335 · 528 served
Mill Creek S/d
NC0326337 · 523 served
White Oak Plantation
NC0351160 · 521 served
Fleetwood Falls Water System
NC0105103 · 519 served
Wilders Ridge S/d
NC4392157 · 518 served
Turner Farms V Master System
NC0392398 · 518 served
Briarwood/kildaire
NC0392383 · 517 served
Fox Run S/d
NC0136261 · 516 served
Olde Point S/d
NC0471112 · 516 served
Northview Mhp
NC0111151 · 516 served
Stoney Point Ws/fayetteville Pwc
NC0326341 · 515 served
River Park S/d
NC0149193 · 513 served
Morven Water System
NC0304040 · 512 served
Cotesworth Down S/d
NC4392125 · 510 served
Creekstone S/d
NC0351186 · 505 served
Key Contaminant Concerns in North Carolina
Lead
Lead is a naturally occurring heavy metal that was widely used in plumbing infrastructure until it was banned for new installations in 1986. An estimated 9.2 million lead service lines still connect homes to public water mains across the United States, along with millions of homes with lead solder in their internal plumbing.
DBPs
When utilities add chlorine to water to kill pathogens, it reacts with dissolved organic matter — leaves, algae, soil — to produce disinfection byproducts (DBPs). Over 600 DBPs have been identified. The EPA regulates two groups: total trihalomethanes (TTHMs, including chloroform) and haloacetic acids (HAA5). DBP levels tend to be highest in surface water systems and in warm months when organic matter is elevated.
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Data source: Utility data from EPA SDWIS. 624 active community water systems ingested. CCR contaminant data ingestion in progress.
Last updated: 2026-04-17