Burke Co. Water-South, NC Water Quality
Burke Co. Water-South: EPA violation history, explained
Burke Co. Water-South's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 5,207 people through 2,050 service connections.
Burke Co. Water-South's record against the rest of the country
4 total violations and 0 health-based ones put Burke Co. Water-South at the 11th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 11,423 of 12,903.
Against the NC average
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - Burke Co. Water-South's 0 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
Burke Co. Water-South's most recent violation on record is dated 2019-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What Burke Co. Water-South's record does not cover
This is what Burke Co. Water-South 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. Between the utility's meter and Burke Co. Water-South's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,423th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.