Skip to content
AquaCensus

Public water system · NC0383030

Active

Scotland Co Water - North

At a glance

Scotland Co Water - North (PWSID NC0383030) is an active community water system in Scotland County, North Carolina. It reports serving 1,219 people through 480 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased 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 January 2024.

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

Population served

1,219

Service connections

480

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0383030
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served1,219
Service connections480
Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program
City servedLaurinburg
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP—
CountyScotland County

How does Scotland Co Water - North compare with other water systems in Scotland County?

By EPA's size categories, Scotland Co Water - North is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Scotland County has 18 active public water systems, and Scotland Co Water - North is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 17% below the county average of 1,466 people per system, and accounts for 4.6% of the 26,384 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 Scotland Co Water - North 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 54 North Carolina systems (1.1%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Scotland Co Water - North?

EPA lists Scotland Co Water - North 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. 10 of the 18 active systems in Scotland County (56%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Scotland Co Water - North have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and January 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2022-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2022-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2011-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Asbestoscode 1094NoResolved
2009-05-30Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2007-10-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2004-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2004-02-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2003-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2002-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved

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.

Scotland Co Water - North: frequently asked questions

Who runs Scotland Co Water - North?

Scotland Co Water - North (PWSID NC0383030) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Scotland Co Water - North serve?

Scotland Co Water - North reports serving 1,219 people through 480 service connections in Scotland County, North Carolina.

Where does Scotland Co Water - North get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Scotland Co Water - North 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 January 2024. 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 Scotland Co Water - North'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 January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Scotland Co Water - North's water quality report?

As a community water system, Scotland Co Water - North 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 Scotland County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Laurinburg, City ofScotland18,288CommunityGroundwater
Scotland Co Water-SouthScotland1,905CommunityPurchased groundwater
Laurinburg-Maxton AirportScotland1,049Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Scotland Co Water - Gillis HillScotland965CommunityPurchased groundwater
Wagram, Town ofScotland965CommunityGroundwater
Gibson, Town ofScotland589CommunityPurchased groundwater

Related pages

Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.

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, “Scotland Co Water - North, PWSID NC0383030, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/scotland-co-water-north-nc0383030 (data as of October 1, 2026).