Public water system · NC4019004

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Colvard Farms S/D

At a glance

Colvard Farms S/D (PWSID NC4019004) is an active community water system in Chatham County, North Carolina. It reports serving 365 people through 146 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.

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

Population served

365

Service connections

146

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC4019004

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served365

Service connections146

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedChapel Hill

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyChatham County

How does Colvard Farms S/D compare with other water systems in Chatham County?

By EPA's size categories, Colvard Farms S/D is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chatham County has 45 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,117 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 50,273 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 Colvard Farms 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. 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 Colvard Farms S/D?

EPA lists Colvard Farms 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. 35 of the 45 active systems in Chatham County (78%) are also privately owned.

Does Colvard Farms S/D have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and January 2026. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2026-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2006-10-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-11-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	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.

Colvard Farms S/D: frequently asked questions

Who runs Colvard Farms S/D?

Colvard Farms S/D (PWSID NC4019004) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Colvard Farms S/D serve?

Colvard Farms S/D reports serving 365 people through 146 service connections in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Where does Colvard Farms S/D 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 Colvard Farms S/D have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Colvard Farms 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. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

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

As a community water system, Colvard Farms 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 Chatham County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Chatham Co-North	Chatham	23,088	Community	Surface water
Siler City, Town of	Chatham	8,520	Community	Surface water
Pittsboro, Town of	Chatham	6,708	Community	Surface water
Chatham Co-Sw Chatham	Chatham	2,470	Community	Purchased surface water
Chapel Ridge S/D	Chatham	2,098	Community	Purchased surface water
Chatham Co-Asbury	Chatham	1,540	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, “Colvard Farms S/D, PWSID NC4019004, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/colvard-farms-s-d-nc4019004 (data as of October 1, 2026).