Public water system · NC0392824

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Black Horse Run

At a glance

Black Horse Run (PWSID NC0392824) is an active transient non-community water system in Wake County, North Carolina. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0392824

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedRaleigh

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyWake County

How does Black Horse Run compare with other water systems in Wake County?

By EPA's size categories, Black Horse Run is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wake County has 441 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,633 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,161,234 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 Black Horse Run 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 Black Horse Run?

EPA lists Black Horse Run 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. 421 of the 441 active systems in Wake County (95%) are also privately owned.

Does Black Horse Run have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2003 and December 2023. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2023-12-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-10-04	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Addressed
2021-10-04	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Addressed
2016-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2008-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2003-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Black Horse Run: frequently asked questions

Who runs Black Horse Run?

Black Horse Run (PWSID NC0392824) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Black Horse Run serve?

Black Horse Run reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Wake County, North Carolina.

Where does Black Horse Run 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 Black Horse Run have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. 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 Black Horse Run'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. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Black Horse Run's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Black Horse Run 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 Wake County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Raleigh, City of	Wake	650,000	Community	Surface water
Cary, Town of	Wake	227,300	Community	Surface water
Apex, Town of	Wake	83,001	Community	Purchased surface water
Holly Springs, Town of	Wake	51,947	Community	Purchased surface water
Fuquay-Varina, Town of	Wake	42,954	Community	Purchased surface water
Bayleaf Master	Wake	16,715	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, “Black Horse Run, PWSID NC0392824, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/black-horse-run-nc0392824 (data as of October 1, 2026).