Public water system · NC0494020

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Creswell Town of

At a glance

Town of Creswell (PWSID NC0494020) is an active community water system in Washington County, North Carolina. It reports serving 482 people through 202 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

482

Service connections

202

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0494020

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served482

Service connections202

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedCreswell

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyWashington County

How does Town of Creswell compare with other water systems in Washington County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Creswell is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Washington County has 7 active public water systems, and Town of Creswell is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,585 people per system, and accounts for 4.3% of the 11,093 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 Creswell 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 Town of Creswell?

EPA lists Town of Creswell 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. 4 of the 7 active systems in Washington County (57%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Creswell have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2014 and October 2024. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met, 1 reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2018-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 11 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 Creswell: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Creswell?

Town of Creswell (PWSID NC0494020) 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 Creswell serve?

Town of Creswell reports serving 482 people through 202 service connections in Washington County, North Carolina.

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

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Creswell'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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Creswell's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Creswell 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 Washington County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Washington County Water System	Washington	6,693	Community	Groundwater
Plymouth Water System	Washington	3,243	Community	Groundwater
Roper Water System	Washington	546	Community	Purchased groundwater
Somerset Place Historic Site	Washington	54	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Pettigrew State Park	Washington	50	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Domtar Resource Bldg	Washington	25	Non-transient non-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, “Creswell Town of, PWSID NC0494020, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/creswell-town-of-nc0494020 (data as of October 1, 2026).