Public water system · NC0326040

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Wade, Town of

At a glance

Town of Wade (PWSID NC0326040) is an active community water system in Cumberland County, North Carolina. It reports serving 780 people through 312 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.

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

Population served

780

Service connections

312

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0326040

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served780

Service connections312

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedWade

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyCumberland County

How does Town of Wade compare with other water systems in Cumberland County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Wade is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). 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 0.2% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Town of Wade 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 Town of Wade?

EPA lists Town of Wade as owned by a local government. 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. 12 of the 89 active systems in Cumberland County (13%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Wade have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2007 and September 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. 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
2025-09-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2015-04-07	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2012-04-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2008-04-02	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600	No	Resolved
2008-03-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-07-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	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.

Town of Wade: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Wade?

Town of Wade (PWSID NC0326040) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Town of Wade serve?

Town of Wade reports serving 780 people through 312 service connections in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Wade 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 Town of Wade 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 September 2025. 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 Town of Wade'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 September 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Town of Wade's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Wade 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 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, “Wade, Town of, PWSID NC0326040, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/wade-town-of-nc0326040 (data as of October 1, 2026).