What's in CANTON, TOWN OF's water?
CANTON, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 7,850 people through 3,477 service connections.
CANTON, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
CANTON, TOWN OF has 59 violations on record in total, 6 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,974th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 77th percentile nationally.
Against the NC average
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; CANTON, TOWN OF carries 6, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CANTON, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2018-01-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 1994-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CANTON, 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CANTON, TOWN OF's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CANTON, TOWN OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and CANTON, TOWN OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,974th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.