Public water system · NC0123045

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Lawndale, Town of

At a glance

Town of Lawndale (PWSID NC0123045) is an active community water system in Cleveland County, North Carolina. It reports serving 660 people through 260 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 January 2025.

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

Population served

660

Service connections

260

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0123045

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served660

Service connections260

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedLawndale

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyCleveland County

How does Town of Lawndale compare with other water systems in Cleveland County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Lawndale is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Cleveland County has 10 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 10,543 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 105,431 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 Lawndale is well 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. 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 Lawndale?

EPA lists Town of Lawndale 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. 6 of the 10 active systems in Cleveland County (60%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Lawndale 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 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2009 and January 2025. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (7 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
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2020-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2011-06-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-06-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-02-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-02-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2009-12-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2009-11-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2009-11-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	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 Lawndale: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Lawndale?

Town of Lawndale (PWSID NC0123045) 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 Lawndale serve?

Town of Lawndale reports serving 660 people through 260 service connections in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Lawndale 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 Lawndale 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 2025. 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 Lawndale'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 2025. 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 Lawndale's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Lawndale 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 Cleveland County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Cleveland County Water	Cleveland	59,395	Community	Surface water
Shelby, City of	Cleveland	23,600	Community	Surface water
Kings Mountain, Town of	Cleveland	14,784	Community	Surface water
Boiling Springs, Town of	Cleveland	4,769	Community	Purchased surface water
Grassy Pond Water Corporation	Cleveland	1,303	Community	Purchased surface water
Grover, Town of	Cleveland	805	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, “Lawndale, Town of, PWSID NC0123045, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/lawndale-town-of-nc0123045 (data as of October 1, 2026).