What's in BLADENBORO, TOWN OF's water?
BLADENBORO, 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. It serves 3,175 people through 1,270 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
20 total violations and 2 health-based ones put BLADENBORO, TOWN OF at the 52th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,223 of 12,903.
How BLADENBORO, TOWN OF compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; BLADENBORO, TOWN OF carries 2, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BLADENBORO, TOWN OF is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BLADENBORO, 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; Lead and Copper Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is BLADENBORO, 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 20 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.