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Wayne County, North Carolina

Water Systems
11
Population Served
124,816
Total Violations
1,280
70 health-based
PFAS Detected
6
of 8 tested

Violation Analysis

90.9%
Systems with Violations
116.4
Avg Violations per System
5.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
7 systems (64%)
SW
4 systems (36%)

PFAS Contamination

8
Systems Tested
6
PFAS Detected
75.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Wayne North Carolina water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (10)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Wayne Water Districts 39,403 704 Detected
Goldsboro, City Of 34,959 19 Detected
Wayne Water Districts Purchase 16,302 28 Detected
Fork Township Sanitary District 9,572 29 Clean
Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist 7,793 135 Detected
Seymour Johnson Afb 6,875 34 Detected
Mount Olive, Town Of 4,261 17 Clean
Fork Township Purchase 2,540 0 -
Fremont, Town Of 1,265 93 Clean
Walnut Creek Village 950 176 -
Pikeville, Town Of 896 45 -

Other Counties in North Carolina

Mecklenburg County
61 systems · 1,181,269 served · 8,081 violations
Wake County
437 systems · 1,145,508 served · 42,422 violations
Guilford County
202 systems · 489,022 served · 30,107 violations
Forsyth County
19 systems · 392,063 served · 2,199 violations
Cumberland County
90 systems · 349,358 served · 9,862 violations
Durham County
50 systems · 329,624 served · 6,257 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Wayne County? ▼
Wayne County has 1,280 total drinking water violations across 11 water systems, of which 70 are health-based violations. 90.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Wayne County systems? ▼
Water systems in Wayne County serve approximately 124,816 people through 11 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Wayne County water? ▼
Of 8 water systems tested for PFAS in Wayne County, 6 had PFAS detected (75.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Wayne County? ▼
Water systems in Wayne County use GW (7 systems), SW (4 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 5.5% of Wayne County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.