New Hill is unincorporated, and most homes use private wells, so a utility backflow testing schedule usually doesn't apply. Town water is available only where Apex or Holly Springs lines reach and the parcel annexes, and then that town's rules take over. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in New Hill.
New Hill basics
New Hill is a rural crossroads in southwestern Wake near Harris Lake, now seeing new subdivisions; the median home was built in 2013. Water depends on the address. Wake County permits private wells, and most homes are on them. Apex requires parcels in its extraterritorial jurisdiction to annex before they can get town water or sewer. The Western Wake Regional Water Reclamation Facility is located in New Hill, but that doesn't mean nearby homes are connected to municipal sewer or water.
No backflow program covers New Hill as a community. If your parcel annexes and connects to a town system, that town's cross-connection rules apply, and you should ask it what assembly it requires for irrigation.
What to do now
- Confirm your water source. Well, or a connection to Apex or Holly Springs?
- On a well: add hose bibb vacuum breakers and keep chemical sprayers off direct hose connections.
- Connecting to town water: plan the backflow device and any well separation before the tap goes live.
- Keeping the well for irrigation? It must be fully separated from the new public supply.
- Testing the well water: Wake County offers well testing, including a radiological package for naturally occurring contaminants.
What you see and what it may mean
| Observation | Possible meaning |
|---|---|
| Hose regularly left running into a sprayer or stock tank | Siphoning risk at that spigot |
| Town letter about a device after annexation | New cross-connection rules now apply |
| Irrigation drawing from both well and public water | A cross-connection that needs fixing |
| Cracked outdoor device after a freeze | Water left in it overnight |
Cost factors
- Simple vacuum breakers versus a testable assembly
- Separating a well from a new town connection
- Pipe runs on large lots
- Permits through Wake County Permits and Inspections in unincorporated Wake; the Chatham County part of the 27562 ZIP would fall to Chatham County
Apex can expedite an emergency annexation for a dry well, so a sudden switch to town water is possible. If that happens, ask the plumber to handle the backflow device and well separation in the same job, so the new tap never runs while the old well is still tied in.
Backflow Testing questions in New Hill
My home runs on a private well. Does backflow testing apply?
Can an old well stay tied into a house that also has public water?
Nobody has ever asked me for a backflow test. Do I need one?
Do outdoor spigots need backflow protection?
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