What's in CARY's water?
CARY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 17,826 people through 6,469 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CARY ranks 1,806th by violation burden (86th percentile) - 19 violations total, 11 health-baseds.
Against the average
's 244 covered systems average 11.2 health-based violations each; CARY carries 11, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CARY's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 1995-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
CARY'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: Coliform (TCR)
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Combined Radium (-226 and -228); Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Barium
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CARY's record does not cover
CARY'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 19 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.