Public water system · NC0496060
ActiveFork Township Sanitary District
At a glance
Fork Township Sanitary District (PWSID NC0496060) is an active community water system in Wayne County, North Carolina. It reports serving 9,572 people through 4,012 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 January 1993.
This page covers its drinking water system only; sewer and wastewater service are not part of EPA's drinking water records.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
9,572
Service connections
4,012
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Fork Township Sanitary District compare with other water systems in Wayne County?
By EPA's size categories, Fork Township Sanitary District is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Wayne County has 11 active public water systems, and Fork Township Sanitary District is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 16% below the county average of 11,347 people per system, and accounts for 7.7% of the 124,816 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 Fork Township Sanitary District is about 43% above 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 Fork Township Sanitary District?
EPA lists Fork Township Sanitary District 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. 10 of the 11 active systems in Wayne County (91%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Fork Township Sanitary District have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1993. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and January 1993. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (2 of them). EPA lists 12 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | 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.
Fork Township Sanitary District: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fork Township Sanitary District?
Fork Township Sanitary District (PWSID NC0496060) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Fork Township Sanitary District serve?
Fork Township Sanitary District reports serving 9,572 people through 4,012 service connections in Wayne County, North Carolina.
Where does Fork Township Sanitary District 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 Fork Township Sanitary District 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 January 1993. 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 Fork Township Sanitary District'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 January 1993. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fork Township Sanitary District's water quality report?
As a community water system, Fork Township Sanitary District 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 Wayne County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Water Districts | Wayne | 39,403 | Community | Groundwater |
| Goldsboro, City of | Wayne | 34,959 | Community | Surface water |
| Wayne Water Districts Purchase | Wayne | 16,302 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist | Wayne | 7,793 | Community | Groundwater |
| Seymour Johnson Afb | Wayne | 6,875 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mount Olive, Town of | Wayne | 4,261 | 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, “Fork Township Sanitary District, PWSID NC0496060, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/fork-township-sanitary-district-nc0496060 (data as of October 1, 2026).