BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 4,069 people get their water from it, across 1,602 connections.
BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF ranks 4,710th by violation burden (64th percentile) - 101 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF is from 2012-07-04 (health-based: 2012-07-03). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BURNSVILLE, 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
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment 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
BURNSVILLE, 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. This record - 3 health-based violations on file for BURNSVILLE, TOWN 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.