Public water system · NC0326010
ActiveFayetteville Public Works Comm
At a glance
Fayetteville Public Works Comm (PWSID NC0326010) is an active community water system in Cumberland County, North Carolina. It reports serving 226,441 people through 93,571 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
226,441
Service connections
93,571
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Fayetteville Public Works Comm compare with other water systems in Cumberland County?
By EPA's size categories, Fayetteville Public Works Comm is a very large system (more than 100,000 people). Cumberland County has 89 active public water systems, and Fayetteville Public Works Comm is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 56 times the county average of 4,048 people per system, and accounts for 63% of the 360,287 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 Fayetteville Public Works Comm is about 34 times 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 132 North Carolina systems (2.6%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Fayetteville Public Works Comm?
EPA lists Fayetteville Public Works Comm 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. 12 of the 89 active systems in Cumberland County (13%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Fayetteville Public Works Comm have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. The violations listed here began between September 1983 and August 2020. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-08 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | 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 |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1983-09-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Archived |
| 1983-09-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Archived |
All 8 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.
Fayetteville Public Works Comm: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fayetteville Public Works Comm?
Fayetteville Public Works Comm (PWSID NC0326010) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Fayetteville Public Works Comm serve?
Fayetteville Public Works Comm reports serving 226,441 people through 93,571 service connections in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Where does Fayetteville Public Works Comm get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Fayetteville Public Works Comm have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. 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 Fayetteville Public Works Comm'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fayetteville Public Works Comm's water quality report?
As a community water system, Fayetteville Public Works Comm 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 Cumberland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old North Utilities Services/Ft Bragg | Cumberland | 65,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Brookwood Comm Wtr System | Cumberland | 15,380 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cliffdale West | Cumberland | 15,220 | Community | Groundwater |
| Spring Lake, Town of | Cumberland | 11,725 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Eastover Sanitary District | Cumberland | 8,150 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Brookwood South/Fayetteville Pwc | Cumberland | 2,357 | 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, “Fayetteville Public Works Comm, PWSID NC0326010, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/fayetteville-public-works-comm-nc0326010 (data as of October 1, 2026).