Public water system · NC0496015
ActiveMount Olive, Town of
At a glance
Town of Mount Olive (PWSID NC0496015) is an active community water system in Wayne County, North Carolina. It reports serving 4,261 people through 2,950 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,261
Service connections
2,950
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Town of Mount Olive compare with other water systems in Wayne County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Mount Olive is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Wayne County has 11 active public water systems. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 11,347 people per system, and accounts for 3.4% 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 Town of Mount Olive is about 36% 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 Town of Mount Olive?
EPA lists Town of Mount Olive 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 Town of Mount Olive have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2018 and April 2025. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring, 1 reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 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 |
| 2019-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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 Mount Olive: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Mount Olive?
Town of Mount Olive (PWSID NC0496015) 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 Mount Olive serve?
Town of Mount Olive reports serving 4,261 people through 2,950 service connections in Wayne County, North Carolina.
Where does Town of Mount Olive 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 Town of Mount Olive have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Mount Olive'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Mount Olive's water quality report?
As a community water system, Town of Mount Olive 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 |
| Fork Township Sanitary District | Wayne | 9,572 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist | Wayne | 7,793 | Community | Groundwater |
| Seymour Johnson Afb | Wayne | 6,875 | 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, “Mount Olive, Town of, PWSID NC0496015, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/mount-olive-town-of-nc0496015 (data as of October 1, 2026).