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Jones County Water System

Serves an area of Jones County, NC that includes Trenton · 8,860 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Jones County Water System in the last ten years.

  • NC0452020
  • POLLOCKSVILLE
  • NC
  • 8,860 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 28573
EPA system ID NC0452020

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Jones County Water System draws water from 8 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2025.
  • Record on file since 2001, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,428 unknown out of 3,991 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Aug 11, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 2001

EPA's records for Jones County Water System go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
2020s 0 2

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Jones County Water System between 2012 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 28, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Feb 23, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Oct 19, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jun 6, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Nitrate
May 1, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrate

Where the water comes from

Jones County Water System draws water from 8 wells. It also has emergency connections to Town of Maysville and Town of Pollocksville. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Jones County Water System.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Jones County Water System 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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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.

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