Public water system record
Harnett Regional Water
Serves an area of Harnett County, NC that includes Lillington, Anderson Creek, Spout Springs and 6 more places · 116,892 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Harnett Regional Water in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Harnett Regional Water draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, May 2015.
- Record on file since 1981, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,745 unknown out of 46,839 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Harnett Regional Water go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Chlorite, began June 2005, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorite
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 2.15 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 1.23 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Harnett Regional Water in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Harnett Regional Water draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to City of Dunn. 16 other community water systems buy water from Harnett Regional Water. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Harnett Regional Water.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Dunn Dunn, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- East Moore Water District Carthage, NC
- Fort Bragg Linden Oaks Fort Bragg, NC
- Graystone S/D Fuquay-Varina, NC
- Johnston Co-West Smithfield, NC
- Lillington Water System Lillington, NC
- Lillington Water System - Vandercroft Lillington, NC
- Lillington Water System-Riverbluff Lillington, NC
- Moore Co Public Util-Hidden Lakes S/D Carthage, NC
- Old North Utilities Services/Ft Bragg Fort Bragg, NC
- Town of Angier Angier, NC
- Town of Coats Coats, NC
- Town of Fuquay-Varina Fuquay-Varina, NC
- Town of Holly Springs Holly Springs, NC
- Town of Linden Linden, NC
- Town of Spring Lake Spring Lake, NC
- Woodlake Water & Sewer Inc Cary, NC
Annual water quality report
Harnett Regional Water must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by North Carolina.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells