Public water system · NC4035009

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Millstone S/D

At a glance

Millstone S/D (PWSID NC4035009) is an active community water system in Franklin County, North Carolina. It reports serving 272 people through 107 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

272

Service connections

107

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC4035009

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served272

Service connections107

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedFranklinton

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyFranklin County

How does Millstone S/D compare with other water systems in Franklin County?

By EPA's size categories, Millstone S/D is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 74 active public water systems. Its population served is about 58% below the county average of 653 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 48,351 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 Millstone S/D 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. 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 Millstone S/D?

EPA lists Millstone S/D as privately owned. 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. 68 of the 74 active systems in Franklin County (92%) are also privately owned.

Does Millstone S/D have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2010 and July 2025. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved, 2 as addressed and 2 as unaddressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Addressed
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Unaddressed
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Unaddressed
2024-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Addressed
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2013-05-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Millstone S/D: frequently asked questions

Who runs Millstone S/D?

Millstone S/D (PWSID NC4035009) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Millstone S/D serve?

Millstone S/D reports serving 272 people through 107 service connections in Franklin County, North Carolina.

Where does Millstone S/D 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 Millstone S/D have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Millstone S/D'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 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Millstone S/D's water quality report?

As a community water system, Millstone S/D 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 Franklin County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Franklin County Water & Sewer	Franklin	26,060	Community	Purchased surface water
Lake Royale S/D	Franklin	5,890	Community	Purchased surface water
Louisburg, Town of	Franklin	4,554	Community	Surface water
Franklinton, Town of	Franklin	2,732	Community	Surface water
Bunn, Town of	Franklin	950	Community	Purchased surface water
Edward Best Middle School	Franklin	600	Non-transient non-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, “Millstone S/D, PWSID NC4035009, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/millstone-s-d-nc4035009 (data as of October 1, 2026).