Is HIGHLANDS, TOWN OF's water safe to drink?
HIGHLANDS, 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 6,614 people through 2,604 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, HIGHLANDS, TOWN OF ranks 3,392th by violation burden (74th percentile) - 78 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
How HIGHLANDS, TOWN OF compares within NC
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - HIGHLANDS, TOWN OF's 5 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for HIGHLANDS, TOWN OF is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
HIGHLANDS, 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
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: 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 HIGHLANDS, TOWN OF 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 - 5 health-based violations on file for HIGHLANDS, 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.