Public water system · NC0309010
ActiveElizabethtown, Town of
At a glance
Town of Elizabethtown (PWSID NC0309010) is an active community water system in Bladen County, North Carolina. It reports serving 5,311 people through 2,091 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
5,311
Service connections
2,091
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Town of Elizabethtown compare with other water systems in Bladen County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Elizabethtown is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Bladen County has 25 active public water systems, and Town of Elizabethtown is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.3 times the county average of 1,632 people per system, and accounts for 13% of the 40,804 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 Elizabethtown is about 21% 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 Elizabethtown?
EPA lists Town of Elizabethtown 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. 8 of the 25 active systems in Bladen County (32%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Town of Elizabethtown have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. The violations listed here began between January 1988 and July 2018. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-01 | 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 |
| 2003-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Archived |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1988-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1988-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Archived |
| 1988-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | 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.
Town of Elizabethtown: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Elizabethtown?
Town of Elizabethtown (PWSID NC0309010) 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 Elizabethtown serve?
Town of Elizabethtown reports serving 5,311 people through 2,091 service connections in Bladen County, North Carolina.
Where does Town of Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. 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 Elizabethtown'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. 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 Elizabethtown's water quality report?
As a community water system, Town of Elizabethtown 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 Bladen County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen | Bladen | 14,408 | Community | Groundwater |
| White Lake, Town of | Bladen | 5,770 | Community | Groundwater |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel | Bladen | 4,589 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Bladen Co Wtr Dist-East Bladen | Bladen | 4,310 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bladenboro, Town of | Bladen | 3,175 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clarkton, Town of | Bladen | 1,233 | 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, “Elizabethtown, Town of, PWSID NC0309010, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/elizabethtown-town-of-nc0309010 (data as of October 1, 2026).