Is BLACK MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF's water safe to drink?
BLACK MOUNTAIN, TOWN 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: 11,976, over 4,715 connections.
How this compares nationally
90 total violations and 1 health-based ones put BLACK MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF at the 44th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 7,265 of 12,903.
Against the NC average
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - BLACK MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF's 1 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
BLACK MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2028-03-03, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
BLACK MOUNTAIN, 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BLACK MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF's record does not cover
BLACK MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 90 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.