Public water system · NC0368148

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Orange MHP

At a glance

Orange MHP (PWSID NC0368148) is an active community water system in Orange County, North Carolina. It reports serving 144 people through 36 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 September 2024.

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

Population served

144

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0368148

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served144

Service connections36

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedDurham

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyOrange County

How does Orange MHP compare with other water systems in Orange County?

By EPA's size categories, Orange MHP 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 0.1% 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 Orange MHP 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 Orange MHP?

EPA lists Orange MHP 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 Orange MHP have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and September 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as addressed. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-09-11	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Addressed
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-07-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2019-07-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
1999-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1993-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	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.

Orange MHP: frequently asked questions

Who runs Orange MHP?

Orange MHP (PWSID NC0368148) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Orange MHP serve?

Orange MHP reports serving 144 people through 36 service connections in Orange County, North Carolina.

Where does Orange MHP 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 Orange MHP 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 September 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 Orange MHP'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 September 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 Orange MHP's water quality report?

As a community water system, Orange MHP 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, “Orange MHP, PWSID NC0368148, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/orange-mhp-nc0368148 (data as of October 1, 2026).