Public water system · NC0382400
ActiveSmithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton
At a glance
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton (PWSID NC0382400) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Sampson County, North Carolina. It reports serving 1,500 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,500
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton compare with other water systems in Sampson County?
By EPA's size categories, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Sampson County has 50 active public water systems, and Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 84% above the county average of 814 people per system, and accounts for 3.7% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton is about 3.5 times 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. 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton?
EPA lists Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton 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. 34 of the 50 active systems in Sampson County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and January 2002. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Asbestoscode 1094 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton: frequently asked questions
Who runs Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton?
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton (PWSID NC0382400) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton serve?
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton reports serving 1,500 people through 5 service connections in Sampson County, North Carolina.
Where does Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002. 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton 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 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 |
| Roseboro, Town of | Sampson | 1,278 | 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, “Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton, PWSID NC0382400, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/smithfield-fresh-meats-corp-clinton-nc0382400 (data as of October 1, 2026).