Is ASHEBORO, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
ASHEBORO, CITY OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 27,819, over 13,644 connections.
How this compares nationally
6 total violations and 2 health-based ones put ASHEBORO, CITY OF at the 48th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,762 of 12,903.
How ASHEBORO, CITY OF compares within NC
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - ASHEBORO, CITY OF's 2 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for ASHEBORO, CITY OF is from 2025-01-08 (health-based: 2025-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ASHEBORO, CITY 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:
- 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 ASHEBORO, CITY OF 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 6 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.