Public water system · NC0273409
ActiveRoxboro Steam Plant
At a glance
Roxboro Steam Plant (PWSID NC0273409) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Person County, North Carolina. It reports serving 450 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
450
Service connections
9
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Roxboro Steam Plant compare with other water systems in Person County?
By EPA's size categories, Roxboro Steam Plant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Person County has 46 active public water systems, and Roxboro Steam Plant is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 17% above the county average of 384 people per system, and accounts for 2.5% of the 17,674 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 Roxboro Steam Plant is roughly in line with 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 132 North Carolina systems (2.6%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Roxboro Steam Plant?
EPA lists Roxboro Steam Plant 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. 37 of the 46 active systems in Person County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Roxboro Steam Plant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015. The violations listed here began between October 2015 and November 2015. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Chlorine. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
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.
Roxboro Steam Plant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Roxboro Steam Plant?
Roxboro Steam Plant (PWSID NC0273409) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Roxboro Steam Plant serve?
Roxboro Steam Plant reports serving 450 people through 9 service connections in Person County, North Carolina.
Where does Roxboro Steam Plant get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Roxboro Steam Plant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Roxboro Steam Plant'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Roxboro Steam Plant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Roxboro Steam Plant 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 Person County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxboro, City of | Person | 13,139 | Community | Surface water |
| Mount Harmony Baptist Church | Person | 310 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Northend School | Person | 303 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Oak Lane Elem School | Person | 278 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Zion Christian Center | Person | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Woodland Elem School | Person | 237 | 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, “Roxboro Steam Plant, PWSID NC0273409, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/roxboro-steam-plant-nc0273409 (data as of October 1, 2026).