Public Notification Rule violations in North Carolina
239 active public water systems in North Carolina had a Public Notification Rule violation in the past three years, 239 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Public Notification Rule is and why it matters.
Systems with a Public Notification Rule violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Moore CO Public Util-Pinehurst Pinehurst · Moore County |
31,390 | 3 | 1 | |
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Southern Pines, Town of Pinebluff · Moore County |
24,102 | 3 | 2 | |
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Edgecombe Water & Sewer District Tarboro · Edgecombe County |
14,485 | 2 | 1 | |
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Black Mountain, Town of Black Mountain · Buncombe County |
11,976 | 6 | 0 | |
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Orange-Alamance Water System Efland · Orange County |
9,223 | 11 | 1 | |
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Dallas, Town of Dallas · Gaston County |
8,212 | 5 | 0 | |
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Northampton--Milwaukee Jackson · Northampton County |
5,715 | 9 | 1 | |
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Edenton, Town of Edenton · Chowan County |
5,500 | 2 | 1 | |
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China Grove, Town of China Grove · Rowan County |
4,895 | 1 | 1 | |
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Mount Olive, Town of Mount Olive · Wayne County |
4,261 | 3 | 0 | |
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Oakboro, Town of Oakboro · Stanly County |
3,173 | 1 | 1 | |
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Columbus Town of Columbus · Polk County |
2,489 | 10 | 3 | |
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Green Level, Town of Green Level · Alamance County |
2,450 | 2 | 1 | |
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MT Mitchell State Park Burnsville · Yancey County |
2,400 | 4 | 2 | |
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Saint Pauls, Town of Saint Pauls · Robeson County |
2,385 | 1 | 1 | |
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Ellenboro Town of Ellenboro · Rutherford County |
2,322 | 5 | 3 | |
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Pilot Mountain, Town of Pilot Mtn · Surry County |
1,976 | 2 | 1 | |
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Park South S/d Mecklenburg County |
1,930 | 3 | 0 | |
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Concord Comm Water System Ellenboro · Rutherford County |
1,867 | 2 | 1 | |
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Princeton, Town of Princeton · Johnston County |
1,653 | 5 | 2 | |
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Abington S/d Kernersville · Forsyth County |
1,506 | 1 | 0 | |
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Middlesex Water System Middlesex · Nash County |
1,389 | 4 | 0 | |
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Spring Hope, Town of Spring Hope · Nash County |
1,312 | 2 | 1 | |
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Ansonville Water System Ansonville · Anson County |
1,262 | 5 | 2 | |
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Rockingham CO 220 Corridor Madison · Rockingham County |
1,200 | 3 | 3 | |
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Northampton--Gaston Gaston · Northampton County |
1,123 | 2 | 1 | |
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Norlina, Town of Norlina · Warren County |
1,108 | 4 | 1 | |
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Northwest Water Supply INC Raeford · Hoke County |
1,105 | 2 | 2 | |
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Rockbridge S/d Knightdale · Wake County |
1,042 | 9 | 3 | |
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Figure 8 Island Wilmington · New Hanover County |
999 | 4 | 1 | |
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Candor, Town of Candor · Montgomery County |
875 | 4 | 2 | |
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Stanfield #3-Polk Ford/renee Ford Stanfield · Stanly County |
854 | 2 | 1 | |
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Summerfield Charter Academy Summerfield · Guilford County |
838 | 3 | 1 | |
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Deerchase S/d Wake Forest · Wake County |
757 | 5 | 4 | |
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Autumn Forest MHP Brown Summit · Guilford County |
686 | 2 | 2 | |
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Rosman, Town of Rosman · Transylvania County |
650 | 5 | 2 | |
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East Arcadia, Town of East Arcadia · Bladen County |
633 | 6 | 1 | |
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Parkway Elem School Boone · Watauga County |
629 | 3 | 1 | |
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All Star MHP Raleigh · Wake County |
530 | 2 | 0 | |
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Northview MHP Weaverville · Buncombe County |
516 | 6 | 4 | |
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Steel Creek Park Morganton · Burke County |
500 | 2 | 2 | |
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Southern Trace S/d Garner · Wake County |
485 | 8 | 4 | |
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New North Cove Elem School Marion · McDowell County |
450 | 2 | 1 | |
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West Swain Elem School Bryson City · Swain County |
450 | 6 | 2 | |
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West Marion Elem School Marion · McDowell County |
449 | 3 | 1 | |
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Spencer Mountain Village Gaston County |
442 | 4 | 2 | |
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East Swain Elem School Bryson City · Swain County |
440 | 6 | 1 | |
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Gramercy Christian School Newport · Carteret County |
430 | 4 | 1 | |
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Dover, Town of Dover · Craven County |
425 | 2 | 2 | |
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Smyrna Elem School Smyrna · Carteret County |
375 | 5 | 2 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Public Notification Rule, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Public Notification Rule alone.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The North Carolina records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.