Public water system · NC0309527
ActiveSmithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel
At a glance
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel (PWSID NC0309527) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Bladen County, North Carolina. It reports serving 4,589 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,589
Service connections
5
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel compare with other water systems in Bladen County?
By EPA's size categories, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Bladen County has 25 active public water systems, and Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 181% above the county average of 1,632 people per system, and accounts for 11% of the 40,804 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 - Tar Heel is about 11 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 331 North Carolina systems (6.5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel?
EPA lists Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel 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. 13 of the 25 active systems in Bladen County (52%) are also privately owned.
Does Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between November 1993 and January 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (3 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 7 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 - Tar Heel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel?
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel (PWSID NC0309527) 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 - Tar Heel serve?
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel reports serving 4,589 people through 5 service connections in Bladen County, North Carolina.
Where does Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel'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 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel 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 Bladen County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen | Bladen | 14,408 | Community | Groundwater |
| White Lake, Town of | Bladen | 5,770 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elizabethtown, Town of | Bladen | 5,311 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bladen Co Wtr Dist-East Bladen | Bladen | 4,310 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bladenboro, Town of | Bladen | 3,175 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clarkton, Town of | Bladen | 1,233 | 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 - Tar Heel, PWSID NC0309527, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/smithfield-fresh-meats-corp-tar-heel-nc0309527 (data as of October 1, 2026).