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Water quality in Richlands, North Carolina

Richlands is in Onslow County. 21 active public water systems serve the county; 13 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Northwest Onslow Water Assoc NC0467030 · Community water system · Ground water · Richlands
Serves 2,555 people Rules violated, past 3 years 0 Last sanitary survey Oct 15, 2025 Distance under 0.1 mi

Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.

Other community water systems in Onslow County

16 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Raintree/summersill Estates #2
Jacksonville
1,539 4 8.3 mi
Lauradale S/d
Jacksonville
2,527 4 10.5 mi
City of Jacksonville Springfield Apts
Jacksonville
385 1 10.7 mi
Onslow Wtr and Sewer Authority
Jacksonville
156,755 3 13.5 mi
Osprey Cove 2
Jacksonville
475 3 14.2 mi
Jacksonville City of
Jacksonville
49,093 1 14.5 mi
Chanda`s Ridge
Maple Hill
70 1 16.0 mi
Usmc Lejeune--New River Air ST
Camp Lejeune
11,500 0 16.3 mi
Osprey Cove 1
Jacksonville
475 2 17.0 mi
Summersill Estates NO 1
Jacksonville
163 4 17.0 mi
Southgate MHP
Jacksonville
94 4 17.0 mi
Usmc Lejeune--Holcomb Blvd
Camp Lejeune
17,000 0 19.5 mi
Sherwood MHP
Midway Park
470 0 20.8 mi
Usmc Lejeune--Hadnot Point
Camp Lejeune
37,500 1 22.8 mi
Usmc Lejeune--Rifle Range
Camp Lejeune
3,500 0 24.2 mi
Old Settlers Water System
Topsail Beach
2,677 3 39.0 mi
Non-community systems in Onslow County (4: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Usmc Lejeune-Devil Dog-Verona Loop
Camp Lejeune
800 0 0
White Street Industrial Park
Jacksonville
600 1 0
Usmc Lejeune--Onslow Beach
Camp Lejeune
320 0 0
Hammocks Beach State Park-Bear Island
Swansboro
450 0 0
About this data

Water systems are matched to Onslow County, nearest to Richlands first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files or the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau county subdivision files.

Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.

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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.