Public water system · NC0382015

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Roseboro, Town of

At a glance

Town of Roseboro (PWSID NC0382015) is an active community water system in Sampson County, North Carolina. It reports serving 1,278 people through 747 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012.

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

Population served

1,278

Service connections

747

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0382015

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,278

Service connections747

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedRoseboro

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountySampson County

How does Town of Roseboro compare with other water systems in Sampson County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Roseboro is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Sampson County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is about 57% above the county average of 814 people per system, and accounts for 3.1% of the 40,711 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 Roseboro 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 Roseboro?

EPA lists Town of Roseboro 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. 16 of the 50 active systems in Sampson County (32%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Roseboro have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012. The violations listed here began between October 2008 and July 2012. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (4 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2012-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Addressed
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2009-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2009-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2009-06-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2009-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2009-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	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 Roseboro: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Roseboro?

Town of Roseboro (PWSID NC0382015) 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 Roseboro serve?

Town of Roseboro reports serving 1,278 people through 747 service connections in Sampson County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Roseboro 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 Roseboro 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 July 2012. 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 Roseboro'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 July 2012. 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 Roseboro's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Roseboro 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 Sampson County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Sampson Co Wtr Dist Ii	Sampson	12,895	Community	Groundwater
Clinton, City of	Sampson	11,145	Community	Groundwater
Sampson Co Wtr Dist Ii - Plainview	Sampson	3,725	Community	Purchased surface water
Harrells Water Corp	Sampson	1,642	Community	Groundwater
Salemburg, Town of	Sampson	1,637	Community	Groundwater
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton	Sampson	1,500	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, “Roseboro, Town of, PWSID NC0382015, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/roseboro-town-of-nc0382015 (data as of October 1, 2026).