What's in CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM's water?
CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM 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 4,516 people through 1,778 service connections.
How this compares nationally
6 total violations and 2 health-based ones put CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM at the 47th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,797 of 12,903.
How CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM carries 2, 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 CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM is from 2022-01-07 (health-based: 2022-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM'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: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 this data is and is not
This is what CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM 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. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM - 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.