Public water system · NC6028007
ActiveWhites`S Convenience Store & Motel
At a glance
Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel (PWSID NC6028007) is an active transient non-community water system in Dare County, North Carolina. It reports serving 100 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
9
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel compare with other water systems in Dare County?
By EPA's size categories, Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dare County has 15 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,387 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 50,811 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel is about 31% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. North Carolina has 2,745 active transient non-community water systems, 54% 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 Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel?
EPA lists Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel 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. 4 of the 15 active systems in Dare County (27%) are also privately owned.
Does Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2015 and October 2025. By type: 2 reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Addressed |
| 2017-04-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel?
Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel (PWSID NC6028007) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel serve?
Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel reports serving 100 people through 9 service connections in Dare County, North Carolina.
Where does Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel 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 Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel'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. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Dare County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dare County Water System | Dare | 28,732 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kill Devil Hills, Town of | Dare | 7,200 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Dare Co-Cape Hatteras Water | Dare | 5,486 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nags Head, Town of | Dare | 3,125 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Manteo Town of | Dare | 2,638 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Dare Co-Rws Water System | Dare | 2,100 | 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, “Whites`S Convenience Store & Motel, PWSID NC6028007, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/whites-s-convenience-store-motel-nc6028007 (data as of October 1, 2026).