Public water system · NC0474030

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Bethel, Town of

At a glance

Town of Bethel (PWSID NC0474030) is an active community water system in Pitt County, North Carolina. It reports serving 1,640 people through 750 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,640

Service connections

750

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0474030

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,640

Service connections750

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedBethel

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyPitt County

How does Town of Bethel compare with other water systems in Pitt County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Bethel is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Pitt County has 15 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 11,523 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 172,848 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Town of Bethel is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. North Carolina has 2,031 active community water systems, 40% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 331 North Carolina systems (6.5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Town of Bethel?

EPA lists Town of Bethel as owned by a local government. 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. 8 of the 15 active systems in Pitt County (53%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Bethel 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 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2005 and April 2024. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (3 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
2024-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2024-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2013-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2008-04-02	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	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.

Town of Bethel: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Bethel?

Town of Bethel (PWSID NC0474030) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Town of Bethel serve?

Town of Bethel reports serving 1,640 people through 750 service connections in Pitt County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Bethel get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Town of Bethel 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 2024. 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 Town of Bethel'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 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Town of Bethel's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Bethel must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Pitt County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Greenville Utilities Comm	Pitt	103,140	Community	Surface water
Eastern Pines Water Corp	Pitt	23,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Bell Arthur Water Corp	Pitt	11,483	Community	Purchased surface water
Winterville, Town of	Pitt	10,462	Community	Purchased surface water
Farmville, Town of	Pitt	8,887	Community	Purchased surface water
Ayden Town of	Pitt	6,366	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Bethel, Town of, PWSID NC0474030, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/bethel-town-of-nc0474030 (data as of October 1, 2026).