Public water system · NC0424844
ActiveApplied Plastic Services Inc.
At a glance
Applied Plastic Services Inc. (PWSID NC0424844) is an active transient non-community water system in Columbus County, North Carolina. It reports serving 25 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2004.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Applied Plastic Services Inc. compare with other water systems in Columbus County?
By EPA's size categories, Applied Plastic Services Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Columbus County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 580 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 36,532 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Carolina, the 5,087 active systems average 1,971 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Applied Plastic Services Inc. is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. North Carolina has 2,745 active transient non-community water systems, 54% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,566 North Carolina systems (90%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Applied Plastic Services Inc.?
EPA lists Applied Plastic Services Inc. as privately owned. The NC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 46 of the 63 active systems in Columbus County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Applied Plastic Services Inc. have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2004. The violations listed here began between July 2001 and April 2004. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (7 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-02-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-08-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-02-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-02-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-11-18 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-08-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Applied Plastic Services Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Applied Plastic Services Inc.?
Applied Plastic Services Inc. (PWSID NC0424844) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Applied Plastic Services Inc. serve?
Applied Plastic Services Inc. reports serving 25 people through 4 service connections in Columbus County, North Carolina.
Where does Applied Plastic Services Inc. get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Applied Plastic Services Inc. have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2004. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Applied Plastic Services Inc.'s water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2004. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Applied Plastic Services Inc.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Applied Plastic Services Inc. is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Columbus County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Co Water Districts Ii, Iii, V | Columbus | 10,442 | Community | Groundwater |
| Whiteville, City of | Columbus | 5,426 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tabor City, Town of | Columbus | 3,277 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Columbus County Water Dist Iv | Columbus | 2,598 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Waccamaw, Town of | Columbus | 2,572 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chadbourn, Town of | Columbus | 2,370 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Applied Plastic Services Inc., PWSID NC0424844, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/applied-plastic-services-inc-nc0424844 (data as of October 1, 2026).