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Wayne Water Districts

At a glance

Wayne Water Districts (PWSID NC0496065) is an active community water system in Wayne County, North Carolina. It reports serving 39,403 people through 16,149 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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

39,403

Service connections

16,149

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0496065

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served39,403

Service connections16,149

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedGoldsboro

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyWayne County

How does Wayne Water Districts compare with other water systems in Wayne County?

By EPA's size categories, Wayne Water Districts is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Wayne County has 11 active public water systems, and Wayne Water Districts is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.5 times the county average of 11,347 people per system, and accounts for 32% 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 Wayne Water Districts is about 5.9 times 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 Wayne Water Districts?

EPA lists Wayne Water Districts 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 Wayne Water Districts have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2017 and October 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 4 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Benzo(a)pyrene (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
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306	Yes	Resolved
2019-11-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306	Yes	Resolved
2019-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306	Yes	Resolved
2019-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306	Yes	Resolved
2017-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-228code 4030	No	Resolved
2017-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
2017-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	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.

Wayne Water Districts: frequently asked questions

Who runs Wayne Water Districts?

Wayne Water Districts (PWSID NC0496065) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Wayne Water Districts serve?

Wayne Water Districts reports serving 39,403 people through 16,149 service connections in Wayne County, North Carolina.

Where does Wayne Water Districts 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 Wayne Water Districts have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Wayne Water Districts' 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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Wayne Water Districts' water quality report?

As a community water system, Wayne Water Districts 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
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
Mount Olive, Town of	Wayne	4,261	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, “Wayne Water Districts, PWSID NC0496065, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/wayne-water-districts-nc0496065 (data as of October 1, 2026).