Is FOUR OAKS, TOWN OF's water safe to drink?
FOUR OAKS, 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. It serves 2,302 people through 1,599 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, FOUR OAKS, TOWN OF ranks 1,753th by violation burden (86th percentile) - 39 violations total, 11 health-baseds.
Against the NC average
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - FOUR OAKS, TOWN OF's 11 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
FOUR OAKS, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
FOUR OAKS, 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)
- 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 FOUR OAKS, TOWN OF's record does not cover
FOUR OAKS, 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. Between the utility's meter and FOUR OAKS, TOWN OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,753th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.