Public water system · NC0408417
ActivePerdue Foods LLC
At a glance
Perdue Foods LLC (PWSID NC0408417) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Bertie County, North Carolina. It reports serving 2,000 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in September 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,000
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Perdue Foods LLC compare with other water systems in Bertie County?
By EPA's size categories, Perdue Foods LLC is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Bertie County has 7 active public water systems, and Perdue Foods LLC is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 31% below the county average of 2,880 people per system, and accounts for 9.9% of the 20,160 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 Perdue Foods LLC is about 4.7 times 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 Perdue Foods LLC?
EPA lists Perdue Foods LLC 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. 2 of the 7 active systems in Bertie County (29%) are also privately owned.
Does Perdue Foods LLC have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in September 1993. The violations listed here began between September 1993 and September 1993. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 2 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.
Perdue Foods LLC: frequently asked questions
Who runs Perdue Foods LLC?
Perdue Foods LLC (PWSID NC0408417) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Perdue Foods LLC serve?
Perdue Foods LLC reports serving 2,000 people through 5 service connections in Bertie County, North Carolina.
Where does Perdue Foods LLC 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 Perdue Foods LLC have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in September 1993. 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 Perdue Foods LLC'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 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in September 1993. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Perdue Foods LLC's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Perdue Foods LLC 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 Bertie County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertie County Regional Water | Bertie | 13,736 | Community | Groundwater |
| Windsor, Town of | Bertie | 2,433 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aulander, Town of | Bertie | 1,438 | Community | Groundwater |
| Powellsville, Town of | Bertie | 482 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clearwater Valley Water Assoc | Bertie | 46 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bertie Beach | Bertie | 25 | 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, “Perdue Foods LLC, PWSID NC0408417, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/perdue-foods-llc-nc0408417 (data as of October 1, 2026).