FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER & SEWER: EPA violation history, explained
FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER & SEWER 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 26,060 people through 9,778 service connections.
FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER & SEWER's record against the rest of the country
38 total violations and 6 health-based ones put FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER & SEWER at the 77th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,024 of 12,903.
How FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER & SEWER compares within NC
FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER & SEWER's 6 health-based violations sit above the NC average of 5.7, across 360 systems statewide. 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 FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER & SEWER is from 2028-07-01 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER & SEWER'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)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER & SEWER 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. This record - 6 health-based violations on file for FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER & SEWER - 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.