HYDE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM: EPA violation history, explained
HYDE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 5,256, over 2,045 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, HYDE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM ranks 7,352th by violation burden (43th percentile) - 68 violations total, 1 health-based.
How HYDE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; HYDE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM carries 1, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for HYDE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM is from 2005-01-01 (health-based: 1994-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
HYDE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM'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 this data is and is not
This is what HYDE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM 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. Between the utility's meter and HYDE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 7,352th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.