Public water system · NC0326118

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Blawell S/D

At a glance

Blawell S/D (PWSID NC0326118) is an active community water system in Cumberland County, North Carolina. It reports serving 96 people through 38 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0326118

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served96

Service connections38

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedStedman

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyCumberland County

How does Blawell S/D compare with other water systems in Cumberland County?

By EPA's size categories, Blawell S/D is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cumberland County has 89 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,048 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 360,287 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 Blawell S/D 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 Blawell S/D?

EPA lists Blawell S/D 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. 74 of the 89 active systems in Cumberland County (83%) are also privately owned.

Does Blawell S/D have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and July 2021. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 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
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2017-09-03	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2017-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Addressed
2016-08-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2012-10-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2011-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2009-05-30	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2008-10-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2008-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2008-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	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.

Blawell S/D: frequently asked questions

Who runs Blawell S/D?

Blawell S/D (PWSID NC0326118) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Blawell S/D serve?

Blawell S/D reports serving 96 people through 38 service connections in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Where does Blawell S/D 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 Blawell S/D have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. 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 Blawell S/D'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Blawell S/D's water quality report?

As a community water system, Blawell S/D 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 Cumberland County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Fayetteville Public Works Comm	Cumberland	226,441	Community	Surface water
Old North Utilities Services/Ft Bragg	Cumberland	65,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Brookwood Comm Wtr System	Cumberland	15,380	Community	Groundwater
Cliffdale West	Cumberland	15,220	Community	Groundwater
Spring Lake, Town of	Cumberland	11,725	Community	Purchased surface water
Eastover Sanitary District	Cumberland	8,150	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, “Blawell S/D, PWSID NC0326118, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/blawell-s-d-nc0326118 (data as of October 1, 2026).