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Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper

At a glance

Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper (PWSID NC0459416) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Martin County, North Carolina. It reports serving 450 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 September 2004.

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

Population served

450

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0459416

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served450

Service connections40

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedPlymouth

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyMartin County

How does Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper compare with other water systems in Martin County?

By EPA's size categories, Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Martin County has 21 active public water systems, and Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 838 people per system, and accounts for 2.6% of the 17,590 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper is roughly in line with that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. North Carolina has 311 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.1% 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 Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper?

EPA lists Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper 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. 11 of the 21 active systems in Martin County (52%) are also privately owned.

Does Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2004. The violations listed here began between January 2000 and September 2004. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 5 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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
2004-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-02-08	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2001-05-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2001-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Thalliumcode 1085	No	Archived
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Archived
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cyanidecode 1024	No	Archived
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Berylliumcode 1075	No	Archived
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	No	Archived
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nickelcode 1036	No	Archived
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chromiumcode 1020	No	Archived

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.

Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper: frequently asked questions

Who runs Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper?

Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper (PWSID NC0459416) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper serve?

Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper reports serving 450 people through 40 service connections in Martin County, North Carolina.

Where does Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper 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 Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper 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 September 2004. 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 Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper'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 September 2004. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Martin County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Williamston, Town of	Martin	7,650	Community	Purchased surface water
Martin Co Water & Sewer Dist 2	Martin	2,746	Community	Purchased surface water
Martin Co Water & Sewer Dist I	Martin	2,245	Community	Groundwater
Robersonville, Town of	Martin	1,700	Community	Groundwater
Green Acres Campground	Martin	445	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Jamesville, Town of	Martin	440	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, “Domtar Paper Company - Pulp & Paper, PWSID NC0459416, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/domtar-paper-company-pulp-paper-nc0459416 (data as of October 1, 2026).