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Community Water System · PWS NC0467136

Lauradale S/D

Jacksonville, North Carolina 28540 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,527 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,527
People served
910
EPA violations
32
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 910 drinking-water violations at Lauradale S/D, 4% of them health-based - above the North Carolina per-system average.

910
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,527
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lauradale S/D

Lauradale S/D is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,527 residents in Jacksonville, North Carolina (Onslow County) through 995 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 910 total violations for this system , of which 32 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 820 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 50 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%).

Lauradale S/D's 910 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
2,527
Total Violations
910
Health-Based Violations
32
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
995
County
Onslow
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
820
Treatment Tech Violations
32

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 50 2023
Lead and Copper Rule TT 32 2024
Nitrate MR 30 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 28 2024
TTHM MR 26 2024
Public Notice Other 25 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 24 2023
Heptachlor MR 18 2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 15 2020
Endrin MR 15 2020
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 13 2020
Chlordane MR 13 2020
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 13 2020
Pentachlorophenol MR 13 2020
2,4,5-TP MR 13 2020
Simazine MR 13 2020
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 13 2020
Dinoseb MR 13 2020
Methoxychlor MR 13 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 13 2020
Atrazine MR 13 2020
Toxaphene MR 13 2020
OXAMYL MR 13 2020
Carbofuran MR 13 2020
BHC-GAMMA MR 13 2020
Dalapon MR 13 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 13 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 13 2020
LASSO MR 13 2020
Picloram MR 13 2020

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 Lauradale S/D.

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 NC0467136 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 Lauradale S/D 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
2024 Lead and Copper Rule TT 32 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 5000
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 28 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 2456
2024 TTHM MR 26 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 2950
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 50 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 5000
2023 Public Notice Other 25 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 7500
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 24 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 7000
2022 Nitrate MR 30 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 1040
2020 Heptachlor MR 18 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 2065
2020 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 15 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 2378
2020 Endrin MR 15 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 2005
2020 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 13 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 2946
2020 Chlordane MR 13 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 2959
2020 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 13 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 2383
2020 Pentachlorophenol MR 13 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 2326
2020 2,4,5-TP MR 13 SDWIS / NC0467136 / 2110

How Lauradale S/D Compares

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

Metric Lauradale S/D North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 910 104.4 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 2,527 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 Lauradale S/D water safe to drink? ▼
Lauradale S/D (PWS ID: NC0467136) has 910 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,527 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Lauradale S/D serve? ▼
Lauradale S/D serves 2,527 people in Jacksonville, North Carolina. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 995 service connections.
What type of violations does Lauradale S/D have? ▼
Lauradale S/D has 910 total violations: 32 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 820 monitoring/reporting violations, and 32 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lauradale S/D water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lauradale S/D under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lauradale S/D use? ▼
Lauradale S/D 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.