Sandy Trail S/d
EPA ID: NC0392077 · 739 people served · 1 ZIP code
For the full five-year period covered by EPA monitoring, Sandy Trail S/d has supplied tap water to 739 residents with no violations of any type on record.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 1 (2022) to 2 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Sandy Trail S/d Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Sandy Trail S/d serves a community with a median household income of $85,400 and an estimated 33,750 residents across its service area.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Sandy Trail S/d's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Wake County, North Carolina rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Superfund Proximity Note: This service area ranks in the 60th percentile nationally for proximity to Superfund (NPL) sites. Groundwater sources near contaminated sites may face elevated risk from industrial chemicals.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 5 detections recorded. 1 exceeds federal EPA limits (4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS).
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in North Carolina
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Sandy Trail S/d (EPA ID: NC0392077) is a community water system in North Carolina that serves approximately 739 people from groundwater sources.
This system serves ZIP code 27545 in Knightdale.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by NC or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.
- 27545 — Knightdale
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Sandy Trail S/d (NC0392077) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sandy Trail S/d water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Sandy Trail S/d has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Sandy Trail S/d serve?
Sandy Trail S/d serves approximately 739 people across 1 ZIP code in North Carolina.
Where does Sandy Trail S/d get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.