Public water system · NC0465508

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Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry

At a glance

Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry (PWSID NC0465508) is an active transient non-community water system in New Hanover County, North Carolina. It reports serving 500 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021.

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

Population served

500

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0465508

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served500

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedKure Beach

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyNew Hanover County

How does Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry compare with other water systems in New Hanover County?

By EPA's size categories, Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry is a very small system (500 people or fewer). New Hanover County has 64 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,928 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 251,357 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry is about 3.5 times that figure.

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

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. North Carolina has 2,745 active transient non-community water systems, 54% 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 Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry?

EPA lists Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry as owned by a state 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. 2 of the 64 active systems in New Hanover County (3.1%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and July 2021. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2021-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2014-05-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2014-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2009-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2005-11-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1999-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	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.

Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry: frequently asked questions

Who runs Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry?

Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry (PWSID NC0465508) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry serve?

Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry reports serving 500 people through 1 service connection in New Hanover County, North Carolina.

Where does Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry 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 Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. 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 Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry'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 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry is a 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 New Hanover County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Cfpua-Wilmington	New Hanover	212,227	Community	Surface water
The Cape Master System	New Hanover	11,587	Community	Groundwater
Carolina Beach Water System	New Hanover	6,864	Community	Groundwater
Kure Beach Water System	New Hanover	5,484	Community	Groundwater
Cfpua - Wrightsville Beach	New Hanover	5,300	Community	Purchased surface water
Corning Inc.	New Hanover	1,060	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, “Dot-Ft Fisher Ferry, PWSID NC0465508, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/dot-ft-fisher-ferry-nc0465508 (data as of October 1, 2026).