Public water system · NC0407557
ActivePcs Phosphate-Mine Office
At a glance
Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office (PWSID NC0407557) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Beaufort County, North Carolina. It reports serving 101 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
101
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office compare with other water systems in Beaufort County?
By EPA's size categories, Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Beaufort County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,965 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 51,541 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. North Carolina has 311 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.1% 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 Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office?
EPA lists Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office 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. 6 of the 13 active systems in Beaufort County (46%) are also privately owned.
Does Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2007. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and March 2007. By type: 6 contaminant level above the legal limit and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (4 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-02-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-08-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1993-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office?
Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office (PWSID NC0407557) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office serve?
Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office reports serving 101 people through 8 service connections in Beaufort County, North Carolina.
Where does Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office 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 Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2007. 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 Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office'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 9 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Beaufort County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Co Northside Regional Water | Beaufort | 22,405 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Washington, City of | Beaufort | 13,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Beaufort Co Southside | Beaufort | 9,369 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chocowinity Water System | Beaufort | 2,565 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belhaven Water System | Beaufort | 1,960 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aurora Water System | Beaufort | 805 | Community | Purchased 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, “Pcs Phosphate-Mine Office, PWSID NC0407557, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/pcs-phosphate-mine-office-nc0407557 (data as of October 1, 2026).