Public water system record
Town of Fuquay-Varina
Serves Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, NC · 42,954 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Fuquay-Varina in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Town of Fuquay-Varina buys its water from Harnett Regional Water, City of Raleigh and Johnston Co-West.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2025.
- Record on file since 1999, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 21,133 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Town of Fuquay-Varina go back to 1999. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2013, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Town of Fuquay-Varina and issued 1 boil water order between 2013 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 18, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Nov 19, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 19, 2020 | North Carolina | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 13, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jul 25, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Town of Fuquay-Varina buys its water from Harnett Regional Water, City of Raleigh and Johnston Co-West. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Holly Springs. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Fuquay-Varina. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Town of Fuquay-Varina.
Buys water from
- Harnett Regional Water Lillington, NC
- City of Raleigh Raleigh, NC
- Johnston Co-West Smithfield, NC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of Holly Springs Holly Springs, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Pear Meadows S/D Cary, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Fuquay-Varina 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