CARY, TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
CARY, TOWN OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 227,300 people get their water from it, across 63,261 connections.
CARY, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
16 total violations and 2 health-based ones put CARY, TOWN OF at the 51th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,289 of 12,903.
Against the NC average
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; CARY, TOWN OF carries 2, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
CARY, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-10-05, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CARY, 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: Coliform (TCR); Revised Total Coliform 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 CARY, TOWN OF's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CARY, TOWN OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for CARY, 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.