Public water system · NC0494426
ActivePettigrew State Park
At a glance
Pettigrew State Park (PWSID NC0494426) is an active transient non-community water system in Washington County, North Carolina. It reports serving 50 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pettigrew State Park compare with other water systems in Washington County?
By EPA's size categories, Pettigrew State Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Washington County has 7 active public water systems, and Pettigrew State Park is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,585 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 11,093 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Pettigrew State Park is about 65% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. North Carolina has 2,745 active transient non-community water systems, 54% 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 Pettigrew State Park?
EPA lists Pettigrew State Park as owned by a state 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. 2 of the 7 active systems in Washington County (29%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Pettigrew State Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and April 2020. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrite (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-02-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Pettigrew State Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pettigrew State Park?
Pettigrew State Park (PWSID NC0494426) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Pettigrew State Park serve?
Pettigrew State Park reports serving 50 people through 6 service connections in Washington County, North Carolina.
Where does Pettigrew State Park 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 Pettigrew State Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. 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 Pettigrew State Park'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pettigrew State Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pettigrew State Park is a 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 Washington County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Water System | Washington | 6,693 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plymouth Water System | Washington | 3,243 | Community | Groundwater |
| Roper Water System | Washington | 546 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Creswell Town of | Washington | 482 | Community | Groundwater |
| Somerset Place Historic Site | Washington | 54 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Domtar Resource Bldg | Washington | 25 | 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, “Pettigrew State Park, PWSID NC0494426, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/pettigrew-state-park-nc0494426 (data as of October 1, 2026).