BESSEMER CITY, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
BESSEMER CITY, 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. It serves 5,730 people through 2,484 service connections.
How this compares nationally
59 total violations and 17 health-based ones put BESSEMER CITY, CITY OF at the 92th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,067 of 12,903.
Against the NC average
BESSEMER CITY, CITY OF's 17 health-based violations sit above the NC average of 5.7, across 360 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
BESSEMER CITY, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
BESSEMER CITY, 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BESSEMER CITY, CITY OF's record does not cover
This is what BESSEMER CITY, 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. This record - 17 health-based violations on file for BESSEMER CITY, CITY OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.