What's in LAKE WACCAMAW, TOWN OF's water?
LAKE WACCAMAW, 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. Population served: 2,572, over 972 connections.
LAKE WACCAMAW, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LAKE WACCAMAW, TOWN OF ranks 4,156th by violation burden (68th percentile) - 25 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
How LAKE WACCAMAW, TOWN OF compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; LAKE WACCAMAW, TOWN OF carries 4, not more than typical for the state. 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 LAKE WACCAMAW, TOWN OF is from 2025-11-12 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LAKE WACCAMAW, 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: Coliform (TCR)
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 LAKE WACCAMAW, 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 25 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.