Public water system · NC0363030

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Pinebluff, Town of

At a glance

Town of Pinebluff (PWSID NC0363030) is an active community water system in Moore County, North Carolina. It reports serving 2,054 people through 809 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.

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

Population served

2,054

Service connections

809

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0363030

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,054

Service connections809

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedPinebluff

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyMoore County

How does Town of Pinebluff compare with other water systems in Moore County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Pinebluff is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Moore County has 64 active public water systems. Its population served is about 28% above the county average of 1,607 people per system, and accounts for 2% of the 102,840 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 Pinebluff 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 Town of Pinebluff?

EPA lists Town of Pinebluff 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. 19 of the 64 active systems in Moore County (30%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Pinebluff have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2008 and January 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Combined Radium (-226 and -228) (5 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
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2017-09-01	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
2017-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2016-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	No	Resolved
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbofurancode 2046	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 Pinebluff: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Pinebluff?

Town of Pinebluff (PWSID NC0363030) 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 Pinebluff serve?

Town of Pinebluff reports serving 2,054 people through 809 service connections in Moore County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Pinebluff 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 Town of Pinebluff have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Pinebluff'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Pinebluff's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Pinebluff 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 Moore County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Moore Co Public Util-Pinehurst	Moore	31,390	Community	Purchased surface water
Southern Pines, Town of	Moore	24,102	Community	Surface water
Aberdeen, Town of	Moore	12,473	Community	Groundwater
East Moore Water District	Moore	9,330	Community	Purchased surface water
Carthage, Town of	Moore	4,307	Community	Surface water
Whispering Pines Development	Moore	4,178	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, “Pinebluff, Town of, PWSID NC0363030, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/pinebluff-town-of-nc0363030 (data as of October 1, 2026).