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Walnut Creek Village

At a glance

Walnut Creek Village (PWSID NC0496155) is an active community water system in Wayne County, North Carolina. It reports serving 950 people through 473 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased 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 August 2025.

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

Population served

950

Service connections

473

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0496155

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served950

Service connections473

Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedGoldsboro

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyWayne County

How does Walnut Creek Village compare with other water systems in Wayne County?

By EPA's size categories, Walnut Creek Village is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Wayne County has 11 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 11,347 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 124,816 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 Walnut Creek Village 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 54 North Carolina systems (1.1%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Walnut Creek Village?

EPA lists Walnut Creek Village 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. 10 of the 11 active systems in Wayne County (91%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Walnut Creek Village have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and August 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 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
2025-08-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2009-05-30	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2009-04-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2008-04-02	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Thalliumcode 1085	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nickelcode 1036	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Berylliumcode 1075	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.

Walnut Creek Village: frequently asked questions

Who runs Walnut Creek Village?

Walnut Creek Village (PWSID NC0496155) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Walnut Creek Village serve?

Walnut Creek Village reports serving 950 people through 473 service connections in Wayne County, North Carolina.

Where does Walnut Creek Village get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Walnut Creek Village 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 August 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 Walnut Creek Village'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 August 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 Walnut Creek Village's water quality report?

As a community water system, Walnut Creek Village 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 Wayne County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Wayne Water Districts	Wayne	39,403	Community	Groundwater
Goldsboro, City of	Wayne	34,959	Community	Surface water
Wayne Water Districts Purchase	Wayne	16,302	Community	Purchased surface water
Fork Township Sanitary District	Wayne	9,572	Community	Groundwater
Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist	Wayne	7,793	Community	Groundwater
Seymour Johnson Afb	Wayne	6,875	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, “Walnut Creek Village, PWSID NC0496155, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/walnut-creek-village-nc0496155 (data as of October 1, 2026).