What's in CHATHAM CO-NORTH's water?
CHATHAM CO-NORTH had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 23,088 people get their water from it, across 9,235 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CHATHAM CO-NORTH ranks 934th by violation burden (93th percentile) - 67 violations total, 19 health-baseds.
How CHATHAM CO-NORTH compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; CHATHAM CO-NORTH carries 19, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CHATHAM CO-NORTH is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CHATHAM CO-NORTH'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 REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL; Chlorine dioxide
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Chlorite; TTHM
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
This is what CHATHAM CO-NORTH 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. Between the utility's meter and CHATHAM CO-NORTH's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 934th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.