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Community Water System · PWS NC0188118

Turkey Pen MHP

Cary, North Carolina 27511 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 229 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

229
People served
3,092
EPA violations
22
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 3,092 drinking-water violations at Turkey Pen MHP, 1% of them health-based - above the North Carolina per-system average.

3,092
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
229
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Turkey Pen MHP

Turkey Pen MHP is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 229 residents in Cary, North Carolina (Transylvania County) through 77 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 3,092 total violations for this system , of which 22 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 3,012 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, recorded in 77 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across North Carolina, EPA tracks 5,020 public water systems serving 9,877,724 people, with 524,053 cumulative violations and 38,492 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 104.4 violations. Statewide, 174 of 287 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.6%).

Turkey Pen MHP's 3,092 violations sit above the North Carolina average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
229
Total Violations
3,092
Health-Based Violations
22
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
77
County
Transylvania
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
22
Monitoring Violations
3,012
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 77 2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 77 2006
Vinyl chloride MR 77 2006
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 77 2006
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 77 2006
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 77 2006
Ethylbenzene MR 77 2006
Benzene MR 77 2006
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 77 2006
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 77 2006
Carbon tetrachloride MR 77 2006
Styrene MR 77 2006
CHLOROBENZENE MR 77 2006
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 77 2006
Tetrachloroethylene MR 77 2006
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 77 2006
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 77 2006
Trichloroethylene MR 77 2006
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 77 2006
Toluene MR 77 2006
Xylenes, Total MR 77 2006
Atrazine MR 66 2006
Carbofuran MR 47 2005
OXAMYL MR 47 2005
2,4-D MR 45 2005
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 44 2004
Aldicarb MR 44 2004
Aldicarb sulfone MR 44 2004
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 38 2005
Dinoseb MR 38 2005

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Turkey Pen MHP.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NC0188118 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

North Carolina Drinking Water Authority

North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Turkey Pen MHP under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NC regulator portal

Source: North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 27 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 7000
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 32 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 5000
2007 Public Notice Other 22 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 7500
2006 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 77 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 2981
2006 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 77 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 2977
2006 Vinyl chloride MR 77 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 2976
2006 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 77 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 2969
2006 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 77 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 2964
2006 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 77 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 2378
2006 Ethylbenzene MR 77 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 2992
2006 Benzene MR 77 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 2990
2006 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 77 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 2979
2006 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 77 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 2983
2006 Carbon tetrachloride MR 77 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 2982
2006 Styrene MR 77 SDWIS / NC0188118 / 2996

How Turkey Pen MHP Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Turkey Pen MHP North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 3,092 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 22 7.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 60.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 229 1,968 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 5,020 regulated public water systems in North Carolina.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Turkey Pen MHP water safe to drink? ▼
Turkey Pen MHP (PWS ID: NC0188118) has 3092 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 229 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Turkey Pen MHP serve? ▼
Turkey Pen MHP serves 229 people in Cary, North Carolina. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 77 service connections.
What type of violations does Turkey Pen MHP have? ▼
Turkey Pen MHP has 3,092 total violations: 22 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 3,012 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Turkey Pen MHP water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Turkey Pen MHP under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Turkey Pen MHP use? ▼
Turkey Pen MHP uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.