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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NC0464420

Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6

Spring Hope, North Carolina 27882 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 56 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

56
People served
449
EPA violations
19
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 449 drinking-water violations at Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6, 4% of them health-based - above the North Carolina per-system average.

449
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
56
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6

Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 56 residents in Spring Hope, North Carolina (Nash County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 449 total violations for this system , of which 19 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 362 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 200 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%).

Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6's 449 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
56
Total Violations
449
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
3
County
Nash
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
362
Treatment Tech Violations
15

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 200 2015
Nitrate MR 81 2020
Public Notice Other 61 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 53 2025
Nitrite MR 23 2004
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 15 2018
E. COLI MR 5 2010
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2007

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 Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6.

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 NC0464420 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 Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 53 SDWIS / NC0464420 / 8000
2020 Nitrate MR 81 SDWIS / NC0464420 / 1040
2018 Public Notice Other 61 SDWIS / NC0464420 / 7500
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 15 SDWIS / NC0464420 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 200 SDWIS / NC0464420 / 3100
2010 E. COLI MR 5 SDWIS / NC0464420 / 3014
2007 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / NC0464420 / 3100
2004 Nitrite MR 23 SDWIS / NC0464420 / 1041

How Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 Compares

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

Metric Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 449 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 19 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 56 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 Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 water safe to drink? ▼
Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 (PWS ID: NC0464420) has 449 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 56 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 serve? ▼
Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 serves 56 people in Spring Hope, North Carolina. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections.
What type of violations does Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 have? ▼
Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 has 449 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 362 monitoring/reporting violations, and 15 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 use? ▼
Barnes Farming Corp Mlc No 6 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.