Public water system record
Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist
Serves an area of Wayne County, NC that includes Goldsboro and Mar-Mac · 7,793 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 27 monitoring/reporting issues for Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 27
Key facts
- Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2025.
- Record on file since 2003, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,319 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 25 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist between 2019 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 20, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Mar 12, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| Feb 1, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| Sep 18, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist draws water from 6 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Wayne Water Districts.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Wayne Water Districts Goldsboro, NC
Annual water quality report
Southern Wayne Sanitary Dist 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.
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