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Holly Springs, Town of

At a glance

Town of Holly Springs (PWSID NC0392050) is an active community water system in Wake County, North Carolina. It reports serving 51,947 people through 18,055 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, 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 February 2024.

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

Population served

51,947

Service connections

18,055

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0392050

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served51,947

Service connections18,055

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedHolly Springs

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyWake County

How does Town of Holly Springs compare with other water systems in Wake County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Holly Springs is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Wake County has 441 active public water systems, and Town of Holly Springs is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 20 times the county average of 2,633 people per system, and accounts for 4.5% of the 1,161,234 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 Holly Springs is about 7.8 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 331 North Carolina systems (6.5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Town of Holly Springs?

EPA lists Town of Holly Springs 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. 13 of the 441 active systems in Wake County (2.9%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Holly Springs have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and February 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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
2024-02-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-01-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2019-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt · code 35	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2009-01-02	Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt · code 35	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600	No	Resolved
2005-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2002-07-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2002-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

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 Holly Springs: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Holly Springs?

Town of Holly Springs (PWSID NC0392050) 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 Holly Springs serve?

Town of Holly Springs reports serving 51,947 people through 18,055 service connections in Wake County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Holly Springs get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Town of Holly Springs 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 February 2024. 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 Holly Springs' 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 February 2024. 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 Holly Springs' water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Holly Springs 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 Wake County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Raleigh, City of	Wake	650,000	Community	Surface water
Cary, Town of	Wake	227,300	Community	Surface water
Apex, Town of	Wake	83,001	Community	Purchased surface water
Fuquay-Varina, Town of	Wake	42,954	Community	Purchased surface water
Bayleaf Master	Wake	16,715	Community	Groundwater
New Light Master	Wake	2,619	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, “Holly Springs, Town of, PWSID NC0392050, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/holly-springs-town-of-nc0392050 (data as of October 1, 2026).