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. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,527 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Lauradale S/D serve?

EPA SDWIS reports that Lauradale S/D serves 2,527 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Jacksonville or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 995 service connections. The operator address is listed in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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.

Where does Lauradale S/D sit among U.S. public water systems?

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Lauradale S/D ranks #11,787 of 29,740 by people served, and #327 of 713 in North Carolina. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

How does Lauradale S/D's violation count compare nationally?

Lauradale S/D has 910 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 1% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 99% of that cohort has fewer violations than Lauradale S/D. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

States → North Carolina

Community Water System · PWS NC0467136

Lauradale S/D

Operator location Jacksonville, North Carolina - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 910 EPA violations; groundwater source; 2,527 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).

Compiled by PlainWater · May 15, 2026

2,527
People served (this PWS) Middle third of systems: 910
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems: 32
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share: Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result

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Lauradale S/D standing, high SDWIS violation third

910 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 4% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). Population rank #11,787 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Lauradale S/D sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (910), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,527 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 4% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

#11,787 of 29,740
Population · /systems: #327 of 713
Population · NC: 910
Total EPA violations on record: 4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

Water Safety Score

2/100

Lauradale S/D

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F

EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)

Monitoring & reporting violations F

878

Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)

PFAS contamination N/A

Not UCMR5-tested

Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

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

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Lauradale S/D has 910 recorded EPA violations, 99% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 1% carry more. 4% of this system's own violations are health-based (32 of 910), and it ranks #11,787 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

910 Higher than most more violations than 99% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Lauradale S/D plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

How to read this

Each dot is one public water system; the highlighted dot is Lauradale S/D. A system to the right has more recorded violations; a system higher up has a larger share of those violations classified health-based rather than monitoring or reporting.

Rare but serious: few violations, but most of them are health-based.
Frequent, mostly paperwork: many violations, but mostly monitoring or reporting, not health-based.
Clean record: below-median on both counts, the tinted corner.

View all 30 systems as a list

City of Ballinger: 372 violations, 85% health-based
Nooksack Valley Water Association: 16 violations, 31% health-based
Montgomery Co RWD 12: 7 violations, 29% health-based
Irvin Water District #6: 11 violations, 27% health-based
Ticonderoga WD: 47 violations, 26% health-based
Pine Valley Plantation: 37 violations, 24% health-based
McLouth, City Of: 29 violations, 17% health-based
Kipling Oaks 1: 25 violations, 16% health-based
South Deerfield Water Supply District: 96 violations, 16% health-based
Sunset Ridge Water District: 82 violations, 15% health-based
Orange Water Dept: 136 violations, 14% health-based
Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1: 167 violations, 11% health-based
Lauradale S/D: 910 violations, 4% health-based (this system)
Lake Gibson Estates: 42 violations, 2% health-based
Benson Culinary Improvement District: 212 violations, 1% health-based
Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth: 567 violations, 1% health-based
Miccosukee Service Plaza: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600: 2 violations, 0% health-based
Center Water Co: 5 violations, 0% health-based
Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs: 9 violations, 0% health-based
Great Bend Industrial Park: 14 violations, 0% health-based
Glen Park Village: 19 violations, 0% health-based
Camp Is-Sho-Da: 22 violations, 0% health-based
Hamilton: 33 violations, 0% health-based
Town of Welaka: 54 violations, 0% health-based
Township of Blairstown Dpw: 61 violations, 0% health-based
McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority: 71 violations, 0% health-based
Clarkdale Municipal Water System: 114 violations, 0% health-based
Eureka Water Association: 273 violations, 0% health-based

SDWIS compliance record for Lauradale S/D

910 violations on record for NC0467136; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.

EPA SDWIS · PWS NC0467136 NC primacy agency

Sources: EPA SDWIS · North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section

Nationwide peers

910 violations · 2,527 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems near this population served

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Lauradale S/D

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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