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Community Water System · PWS NC0326210

Overhills Water Company

Spring Lake, North Carolina 28390 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 723 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

723
People served
229
EPA violations
32
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 229 drinking-water violations at Overhills Water Company, 14% of them health-based - above the North Carolina per-system average.

229
Total EPA violations on record
14%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
723
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Overhills Water Company

Overhills Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 723 residents in Spring Lake, North Carolina (Cumberland County) through 285 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 229 total violations for this system , of which 32 (14%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 168 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 29 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%).

Overhills Water Company's 229 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
723
Total Violations
229
Health-Based Violations
32
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
285
County
Cumberland
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
32
Monitoring Violations
168
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 29 2001
Nitrate MCL 29 2007
TTHM MR 21 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 21 2019
Public Notice Other 19 2017
Nitrate MR 16 2002
Chromium MR 10 1987
Barium MR 10 1987
Arsenic MR 10 1987
Fluoride MR 10 1987
Selenium MR 10 1987
Cadmium MR 10 1987
Mercury MR 10 1987
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2002
Chlorine MR 5 2010
Asbestos MR 5 2020
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2001
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 1 2008

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 Overhills Water Company.

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 NC0326210 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 Overhills Water Company 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
2020 Asbestos MR 5 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 1094
2019 TTHM MR 21 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 2950
2019 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 21 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 2456
2017 Public Notice Other 19 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 7500
2010 Chlorine MR 5 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 0999
2008 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 1 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 0600
2007 Nitrate MCL 29 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 1040
2002 Nitrate MR 16 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 1040
2002 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 7000
2001 Coliform (TCR) MR 29 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 3100
2001 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 3100
1987 Chromium MR 10 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 1020
1987 Barium MR 10 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 1010
1987 Arsenic MR 10 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 1005
1987 Fluoride MR 10 SDWIS / NC0326210 / 1025

How Overhills Water Company Compares

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

Metric Overhills Water Company North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 229 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 32 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 723 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 Overhills Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Overhills Water Company (PWS ID: NC0326210) has 229 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 723 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Overhills Water Company serve? ▼
Overhills Water Company serves 723 people in Spring Lake, North Carolina. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 285 service connections.
What type of violations does Overhills Water Company have? ▼
Overhills Water Company has 229 total violations: 32 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 168 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Overhills Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Overhills Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Overhills Water Company use? ▼
Overhills Water Company uses Surface Water 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.