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Community Water System · PWS NC0498040

Saratoga Town Of

Lucama, North Carolina 27851 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 426 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

426
People served
1,887
EPA violations
14
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,887 drinking-water violations at Saratoga Town Of, 1% of them health-based - above the North Carolina per-system average.

1,887
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
426
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Saratoga Town Of

Saratoga Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 426 residents in Lucama, North Carolina (Wilson County) through 329 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,887 total violations for this system , of which 14 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,768 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 62 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%).

Saratoga Town Of's 1,887 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
426
Total Violations
1,887
Health-Based Violations
14
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
329
County
Wilson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
9
Monitoring Violations
1,768
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 62 2015
Public Notice Other 62 2018
Chlorine MR 55 2019
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 43 2009
Xylenes, Total MR 43 2009
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 43 2009
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 43 2009
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 43 2009
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 43 2009
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 43 2009
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 43 2009
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 43 2009
Trichloroethylene MR 43 2009
Toluene MR 43 2009
Ethylbenzene MR 43 2009
Styrene MR 43 2009
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 43 2009
Carbon tetrachloride MR 43 2009
CHLOROBENZENE MR 43 2009
Benzene MR 43 2009
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 43 2009
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 43 2009
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 43 2009
Combined Uranium MR 43 2009
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 43 2009
Radium-228 MR 43 2009
Radium-226 MR 43 2009
Vinyl chloride MR 43 2009
Tetrachloroethylene MR 43 2009
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 35 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 Saratoga Town Of.

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 NC0498040 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 Saratoga Town Of 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 35 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 7000
2019 Chlorine MR 55 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 0999
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 11 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 8000
2018 Public Notice Other 62 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 7500
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 62 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 3100
2011 Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 5000
2011 Lead and Copper Rule TT 5 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 5000
2009 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 43 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 2378
2009 Xylenes, Total MR 43 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 2955
2009 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 43 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 2964
2009 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 43 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 2968
2009 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 43 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 2969
2009 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 43 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 2977
2009 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 43 SDWIS / NC0498040 / 2980

How Saratoga Town Of Compares

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

Metric Saratoga Town Of North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,887 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 14 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 426 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 Saratoga Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Saratoga Town Of (PWS ID: NC0498040) has 1887 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 426 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Saratoga Town Of serve? ▼
Saratoga Town Of serves 426 people in Lucama, North Carolina. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 329 service connections.
What type of violations does Saratoga Town Of have? ▼
Saratoga Town Of has 1,887 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,768 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Saratoga Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Saratoga Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Saratoga Town Of use? ▼
Saratoga Town Of 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.