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Swift Creek Master System

At a glance

Swift Creek Master System (PWSID NC0392361) is an active community water system in Wake County, North Carolina. It reports serving 465 people through 183 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 July 2024.

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

Population served

465

Service connections

183

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0392361
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served465
Service connections183
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program
City servedCary
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP—
CountyWake County

How does Swift Creek Master System compare with other water systems in Wake County?

By EPA's size categories, Swift Creek Master System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wake County has 441 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,633 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,161,234 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 Swift Creek Master System 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. 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 Swift Creek Master System?

EPA lists Swift Creek Master System 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. 421 of the 441 active systems in Wake County (95%) are also privately owned.

Does Swift Creek Master System have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2000 and July 2024. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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
2024-07-01Public 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
2000-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved

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.

Swift Creek Master System: frequently asked questions

Who runs Swift Creek Master System?

Swift Creek Master System (PWSID NC0392361) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Swift Creek Master System serve?

Swift Creek Master System reports serving 465 people through 183 service connections in Wake County, North Carolina.

Where does Swift Creek Master System 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 Swift Creek Master System have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Swift Creek Master System'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 July 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 Swift Creek Master System's water quality report?

As a community water system, Swift Creek Master System 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 Wake County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Raleigh, City ofWake650,000CommunitySurface water
Cary, Town ofWake227,300CommunitySurface water
Apex, Town ofWake83,001CommunityPurchased surface water
Holly Springs, Town ofWake51,947CommunityPurchased surface water
Fuquay-Varina, Town ofWake42,954CommunityPurchased surface water
Bayleaf MasterWake16,715CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Swift Creek Master System, PWSID NC0392361, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/swift-creek-master-system-nc0392361 (data as of October 1, 2026).