KINGS MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
KINGS MOUNTAIN, 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. 14,784 people get their water from it, across 5,600 connections.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
KINGS MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF has 20 violations on record in total, 3 of thems health-based - ranking it 5,030th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 61th percentile nationally.
How KINGS MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF compares within NC
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - KINGS MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF's 3 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 KINGS MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF is from 2026-01-02 (health-based: 2025-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
KINGS MOUNTAIN, 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:
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / vocs, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what KINGS MOUNTAIN, 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 - 3 health-based violations on file for KINGS MOUNTAIN, 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.