Public water system · NC0201123

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Ossipee Town of

At a glance

Town of Ossipee (PWSID NC0201123) is an active community water system in Alamance County, North Carolina. It reports serving 2,390 people through 161 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025.

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

Population served

2,390

Service connections

161

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0201123

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,390

Service connections161

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedElon

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyAlamance County

How does Town of Ossipee compare with other water systems in Alamance County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Ossipee is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Alamance County has 101 active public water systems. Its population served is about 79% above the county average of 1,332 people per system, and accounts for 1.8% of the 134,513 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 Ossipee is about 64% 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 331 North Carolina systems (6.5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Town of Ossipee?

EPA lists Town of Ossipee 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. 23 of the 101 active systems in Alamance County (23%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Ossipee have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2015 and March 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (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
2025-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2024-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2024-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2021-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2021-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2017-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2017-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-07-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	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 Ossipee: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Ossipee?

Town of Ossipee (PWSID NC0201123) 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 Ossipee serve?

Town of Ossipee reports serving 2,390 people through 161 service connections in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Ossipee get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Town of Ossipee 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 March 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 Ossipee'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 March 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 Ossipee's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Ossipee 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 Alamance County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Burlington, City of	Alamance	61,365	Community	Surface water
Mebane, City of	Alamance	20,212	Community	Purchased surface water
Graham, City of	Alamance	18,354	Community	Surface water
Elon, Town of	Alamance	11,350	Community	Purchased surface water
Haw River, Town of	Alamance	2,650	Community	Purchased surface water
Swepsonville, Town of	Alamance	2,497	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, “Ossipee Town of, PWSID NC0201123, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/ossipee-town-of-nc0201123 (data as of October 1, 2026).