APEX, TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
APEX, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 83,001 people get their water from it, across 25,448 connections.
How this compares nationally
APEX, TOWN OF has 30 violations on record in total, 3 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,916th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 62th percentile nationally.
How APEX, TOWN OF compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; APEX, TOWN OF carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for APEX, TOWN OF is from 2024-01-07 (health-based: 1999-01-09). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
APEX, TOWN OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is APEX, TOWN OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and APEX, TOWN OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 4,916th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.