What's in COLUMBUS TOWN OF's water?
COLUMBUS TOWN OF has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 2,489, over 980 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, COLUMBUS TOWN OF ranks 7,109th by violation burden (45th percentile) - 243 violations total, 1 health-based.
How COLUMBUS TOWN OF compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; COLUMBUS TOWN OF carries 1, not 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 COLUMBUS TOWN OF is from 2026-04-02 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
COLUMBUS 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
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
COLUMBUS TOWN OF'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. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for COLUMBUS 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.