ATLANTIC BEACH, TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
ATLANTIC BEACH, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 6,380, over 2,795 connections.
How this compares nationally
ATLANTIC BEACH, TOWN OF has 12 violations on record in total, 5 of thems health-based - ranking it 3,710th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 71th percentile nationally.
How ATLANTIC BEACH, TOWN OF compares within NC
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - ATLANTIC BEACH, TOWN OF's 5 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for ATLANTIC BEACH, TOWN OF is from 2021-01-01 (health-based: 2021-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ATLANTIC BEACH, 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); Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 ATLANTIC BEACH, TOWN OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 12 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.