Public water system · NC0363025

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Carthage, Town of

At a glance

Town of Carthage (PWSID NC0363025) is an active community water system in Moore County, North Carolina. It reports serving 4,307 people through 1,723 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024.

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

Population served

4,307

Service connections

1,723

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0363025

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served4,307

Service connections1,723

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedCarthage

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyMoore County

How does Town of Carthage compare with other water systems in Moore County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Carthage is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Moore County has 64 active public water systems, and Town of Carthage is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 168% above the county average of 1,607 people per system, and accounts for 4.2% of the 102,840 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 Carthage is about 36% 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 132 North Carolina systems (2.6%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Town of Carthage?

EPA lists Town of Carthage 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. 19 of the 64 active systems in Moore County (30%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Carthage have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. The violations listed here began between May 2017 and May 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (5 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
2024-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2018-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-11-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-11-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-08-17	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-08-17	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2017-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2017-05-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	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 Carthage: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Carthage?

Town of Carthage (PWSID NC0363025) 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 Carthage serve?

Town of Carthage reports serving 4,307 people through 1,723 service connections in Moore County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Carthage get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Town of Carthage have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Carthage'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Carthage's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Carthage 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 Moore County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Moore Co Public Util-Pinehurst	Moore	31,390	Community	Purchased surface water
Southern Pines, Town of	Moore	24,102	Community	Surface water
Aberdeen, Town of	Moore	12,473	Community	Groundwater
East Moore Water District	Moore	9,330	Community	Purchased surface water
Whispering Pines Development	Moore	4,178	Community	Purchased surface water
Woodlake Water & Sewer Inc.	Moore	2,287	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, “Carthage, Town of, PWSID NC0363025, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/carthage-town-of-nc0363025 (data as of October 1, 2026).