Public water system · NC0465165
ActiveTreasure Cove S/D
At a glance
Treasure Cove S/D (PWSID NC0465165) is an active community water system in New Hanover County, North Carolina. It reports serving 760 people through 299 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
760
Service connections
299
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Treasure Cove S/D compare with other water systems in New Hanover County?
By EPA's size categories, Treasure Cove S/D is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). New Hanover County has 64 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,928 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 251,357 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 Treasure Cove S/D 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 Treasure Cove S/D?
EPA lists Treasure Cove S/D 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. 52 of the 64 active systems in New Hanover County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Treasure Cove S/D have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2007. The violations listed here began between July 1985 and October 2007. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-08-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Archived |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | 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.
Treasure Cove S/D: frequently asked questions
Who runs Treasure Cove S/D?
Treasure Cove S/D (PWSID NC0465165) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Treasure Cove S/D serve?
Treasure Cove S/D reports serving 760 people through 299 service connections in New Hanover County, North Carolina.
Where does Treasure Cove S/D 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 Treasure Cove S/D 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 October 2007. 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 Treasure Cove S/D'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 October 2007. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Treasure Cove S/D's water quality report?
As a community water system, Treasure Cove S/D 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 New Hanover County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cfpua-Wilmington | New Hanover | 212,227 | Community | Surface water |
| The Cape Master System | New Hanover | 11,587 | Community | Groundwater |
| Carolina Beach Water System | New Hanover | 6,864 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kure Beach Water System | New Hanover | 5,484 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cfpua - Wrightsville Beach | New Hanover | 5,300 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Corning Inc. | New Hanover | 1,060 | Non-transient non-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, “Treasure Cove S/D, PWSID NC0465165, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/treasure-cove-s-d-nc0465165 (data as of October 1, 2026).