KING, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
KING, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 23,370 people through 9,351 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, KING, CITY OF ranks 1,588th by violation burden (88th percentile) - 36 violations total, 12 health-baseds.
How KING, CITY OF compares within NC
KING, CITY OF's 12 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 KING, CITY OF is from 2026-01-02 (health-based: 2012-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
KING, CITY 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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Antimony, Total
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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
Everything on this page is KING, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 36 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.