What's in GRIFTON, TOWN OF's water?
GRIFTON, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,982 people get their water from it, across 1,174 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, GRIFTON, TOWN OF ranks 5,862th by violation burden (55th percentile) - 63 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
Against the NC average
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - GRIFTON, TOWN OF's 2 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
GRIFTON, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2020-01-09, with the most recent health-based one dated 1992-06-06. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
GRIFTON, 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)
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 GRIFTON, TOWN OF's record does not cover
GRIFTON, 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 GRIFTON, TOWN OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 5,862th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.