Is APPALACHIAN STATE UNIV WTP's water safe to drink?
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIV WTP had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 11,150 people get their water from it, across 68 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, APPALACHIAN STATE UNIV WTP ranks 4,769th by violation burden (63th percentile) - 62 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How APPALACHIAN STATE UNIV WTP compares within NC
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIV WTP's 3 health-based violations sit within the NC average of 5.7, across 360 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for APPALACHIAN STATE UNIV WTP is from 2025-01-04 (health-based: 2025-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIV WTP'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:
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what APPALACHIAN STATE UNIV WTP reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 62 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.