Public water system · NC0326860

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Short Trip

At a glance

Short Trip (PWSID NC0326860) is an active transient non-community water system in Cumberland County, North Carolina. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.

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

Population served

100

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0326860

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served100

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedHope Mills

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyCumberland County

How does Short Trip compare with other water systems in Cumberland County?

By EPA's size categories, Short Trip is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cumberland County has 89 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,048 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 360,287 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 Short Trip is about 31% 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 Short Trip?

EPA lists Short Trip 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. 74 of the 89 active systems in Cumberland County (83%) are also privately owned.

Does Short Trip have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2009 and January 2023. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2023-01-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-05-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-03-31	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-04-17	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-04-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2009-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	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.

Short Trip: frequently asked questions

Who runs Short Trip?

Short Trip (PWSID NC0326860) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Short Trip serve?

Short Trip reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Where does Short Trip 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 Short Trip have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Short Trip'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Short Trip's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Short Trip 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 Cumberland County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Fayetteville Public Works Comm	Cumberland	226,441	Community	Surface water
Old North Utilities Services/Ft Bragg	Cumberland	65,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Brookwood Comm Wtr System	Cumberland	15,380	Community	Groundwater
Cliffdale West	Cumberland	15,220	Community	Groundwater
Spring Lake, Town of	Cumberland	11,725	Community	Purchased surface water
Eastover Sanitary District	Cumberland	8,150	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, “Short Trip, PWSID NC0326860, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/short-trip-nc0326860 (data as of October 1, 2026).