Public water system · NC0368179
ActiveNorthwood S/D
At a glance
Northwood S/D (PWSID NC0368179) is an active community water system in Orange County, North Carolina. It reports serving 208 people through 82 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2004.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
208
Service connections
82
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Northwood S/D compare with other water systems in Orange County?
By EPA's size categories, Northwood S/D is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Orange County has 67 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,773 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 118,767 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 Northwood 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 Northwood S/D?
EPA lists Northwood 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. 61 of the 67 active systems in Orange County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Northwood S/D have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2004. The violations listed here began between January 2001 and April 2004. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrite (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dinosebcode 2041 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | 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.
Northwood S/D: frequently asked questions
Who runs Northwood S/D?
Northwood S/D (PWSID NC0368179) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Northwood S/D serve?
Northwood S/D reports serving 208 people through 82 service connections in Orange County, North Carolina.
Where does Northwood 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 Northwood S/D 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 April 2004. 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 Northwood 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2004. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Northwood S/D's water quality report?
As a community water system, Northwood 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 Orange County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Water & Sewer Authority | Orange | 86,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Hillsborough, Town of | Orange | 14,006 | Community | Surface water |
| Orange-Alamance Water System | Orange | 9,223 | Community | Surface water |
| Ebenezer Baptist Church | Orange | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Stoneridge Master | Orange | 681 | Community | Groundwater |
| Carolina Friends School | Orange | 566 | 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, “Northwood S/D, PWSID NC0368179, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/northwood-s-d-nc0368179 (data as of October 1, 2026).