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Warrenton, Town of

At a glance

Town of Warrenton (PWSID NC0293010) is an active community water system in Warren County, North Carolina. It reports serving 2,250 people through 937 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, 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 January 2021.

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

Population served

2,250

Service connections

937

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0293010

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,250

Service connections937

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedWarrenton

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyWarren County

How does Town of Warrenton compare with other water systems in Warren County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Warrenton is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Warren County has 18 active public water systems, and Town of Warrenton is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 126% above the county average of 997 people per system, and accounts for 13% of the 17,941 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 Warrenton is about 66% 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 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 Town of Warrenton?

EPA lists Town of Warrenton 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. 3 of the 18 active systems in Warren County (17%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Warrenton have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between May 2005 and January 2021. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (5 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
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2007-09-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2007-06-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2005-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2005-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2005-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	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 Warrenton: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Warrenton?

Town of Warrenton (PWSID NC0293010) 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 Warrenton serve?

Town of Warrenton reports serving 2,250 people through 937 service connections in Warren County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Warrenton 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 Town of Warrenton 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 January 2021. 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 Warrenton'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 January 2021. 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 Warrenton's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Warrenton 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 Warren County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Warren County Water System	Warren	13,230	Community	Purchased surface water
Norlina, Town of	Warren	1,108	Community	Purchased surface water
Morristown S/D	Warren	200	Community	Groundwater
Mill Creek Landing	Warren	186	Community	Groundwater
Spinnaker Point	Warren	149	Community	Groundwater
Buck Spring Plantation I	Warren	147	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, “Warrenton, Town of, PWSID NC0293010, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/warrenton-town-of-nc0293010 (data as of October 1, 2026).