Public water system · NC0347458
ActiveRaeford Airport
At a glance
Raeford Airport (PWSID NC0347458) is an active transient non-community water system in Hoke County, North Carolina. It reports serving 40 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Raeford Airport compare with other water systems in Hoke County?
By EPA's size categories, Raeford Airport is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hoke County has 18 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,405 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 61,293 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 Raeford Airport is well 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 Raeford Airport?
EPA lists Raeford Airport 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. 9 of the 18 active systems in Hoke County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Raeford Airport 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 2015. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and March 2015. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-28 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2012-06-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Raeford Airport: frequently asked questions
Who runs Raeford Airport?
Raeford Airport (PWSID NC0347458) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Raeford Airport serve?
Raeford Airport reports serving 40 people through 5 service connections in Hoke County, North Carolina.
Where does Raeford Airport 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 Raeford Airport 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 2015. 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 Raeford Airport'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 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Raeford Airport's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Raeford Airport 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 Hoke County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoke Co Regional Water System | Hoke | 36,640 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hoke Co Regional--Rockfish | Hoke | 13,378 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Raeford, City of | Hoke | 6,718 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hillcrest-Scurlock Water Inc. | Hoke | 1,369 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fort Bragg Atf | Hoke | 1,200 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Northwest Water Supply Inc. | Hoke | 1,105 | 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, “Raeford Airport, PWSID NC0347458, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/raeford-airport-nc0347458 (data as of October 1, 2026).