Public water system · NC0279025

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Mayodan, Town of

At a glance

Town of Mayodan (PWSID NC0279025) is an active community water system in Rockingham County, North Carolina. It reports serving 2,478 people through 1,666 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

2,478

Service connections

1,666

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0279025

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,478

Service connections1,666

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedMayodan

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyRockingham County

How does Town of Mayodan compare with other water systems in Rockingham County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Mayodan is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Rockingham County has 92 active public water systems, and Town of Mayodan is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.9 times the county average of 637 people per system, and accounts for 4.2% of the 58,590 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 Mayodan is about 63% 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. 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 Town of Mayodan?

EPA lists Town of Mayodan 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. 9 of the 92 active systems in Rockingham County (9.8%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Mayodan have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and October 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (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
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2017-01-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2015-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2011-03-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2009-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2009-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2002-11-18	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 Mayodan: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Mayodan?

Town of Mayodan (PWSID NC0279025) 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 Mayodan serve?

Town of Mayodan reports serving 2,478 people through 1,666 service connections in Rockingham County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Mayodan 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 Town of Mayodan have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Mayodan'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Mayodan's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Mayodan 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 Rockingham County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Eden, City of	Rockingham	15,500	Community	Surface water
Reidsville, City of	Rockingham	14,585	Community	Surface water
Dan River Water Inc.	Rockingham	12,573	Community	Purchased surface water
Madison, Town of	Rockingham	2,116	Community	Surface water
Rockingham County 158 Corridor	Rockingham	1,500	Community	Purchased surface water
Stoneville, Town of	Rockingham	1,308	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, “Mayodan, Town of, PWSID NC0279025, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/mayodan-town-of-nc0279025 (data as of October 1, 2026).