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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NC0332561

Little River Lake Boat House

Durham, North Carolina 27701 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 30 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

30
People served
137
EPA violations
21
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 137 drinking-water violations at Little River Lake Boat House, 15% of them health-based - above the North Carolina per-system average.

137
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
30
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Little River Lake Boat House

Little River Lake Boat House is a local-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 30 residents in Durham, North Carolina (Durham County) through 2 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 137 total violations for this system , of which 21 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 83 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 44 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%).

Little River Lake Boat House's 137 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
30
Total Violations
137
Health-Based Violations
21
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2
County
Durham
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
21
Monitoring Violations
83
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 44 2007
Public Notice Other 23 2018
Nitrate MR 23 2006
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 21 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 10 2022

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 Little River Lake Boat House.

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 NC0332561 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 Little River Lake Boat House 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
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 SDWIS / NC0332561 / 8000
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 10 SDWIS / NC0332561 / 8000
2018 Public Notice Other 23 SDWIS / NC0332561 / 7500
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 21 SDWIS / NC0332561 / 8000
2007 Coliform (TCR) MR 44 SDWIS / NC0332561 / 3100
2006 Nitrate MR 23 SDWIS / NC0332561 / 1040

How Little River Lake Boat House Compares

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

Metric Little River Lake Boat House North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 137 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 21 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 30 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 Little River Lake Boat House water safe to drink? ▼
Little River Lake Boat House (PWS ID: NC0332561) has 137 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 30 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Little River Lake Boat House serve? ▼
Little River Lake Boat House serves 30 people in Durham, North Carolina. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections.
What type of violations does Little River Lake Boat House have? ▼
Little River Lake Boat House has 137 total violations: 21 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 83 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Little River Lake Boat House water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Little River Lake Boat House under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Little River Lake Boat House use? ▼
Little River Lake Boat House uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.