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Coats, Town of

At a glance

Town of Coats (PWSID NC0343020) is an active community water system in Harnett County, North Carolina. It reports serving 3,052 people through 1,221 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2011.

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

Population served

3,052

Service connections

1,221

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0343020

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served3,052

Service connections1,221

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedCoats

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyHarnett County

How does Town of Coats compare with other water systems in Harnett County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Coats is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Harnett County has 9 active public water systems, and Town of Coats is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 17,688 people per system, and accounts for 1.9% of the 159,190 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 Coats is about half of 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 Coats?

EPA lists Town of Coats 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. 5 of the 9 active systems in Harnett County (56%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Coats have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2011. The violations listed here began between October 1999 and April 2011. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2011-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2011-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2009-05-30	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2005-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2002-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1999-10-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

All 10 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 Coats: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Coats?

Town of Coats (PWSID NC0343020) 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 Coats serve?

Town of Coats reports serving 3,052 people through 1,221 service connections in Harnett County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Coats 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 Coats have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2011. 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 Coats' 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 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2011. 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 Coats' water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Coats 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 Harnett County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Harnett Regional Water	Harnett	121,885	Community	Surface water
Angier, Town of	Harnett	13,302	Community	Purchased surface water
Dunn, City of	Harnett	12,442	Community	Surface water
Lillington Water System	Harnett	3,847	Community	Purchased surface water
Fort Bragg Linden Oaks	Harnett	3,733	Community	Purchased surface water
Lillington Water System - Vandercroft	Harnett	595	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, “Coats, Town of, PWSID NC0343020, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/coats-town-of-nc0343020 (data as of October 1, 2026).