LENOIR, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
LENOIR, 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 25,573 people through 10,068 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
9 total violations and 1 health-based ones put LENOIR, CITY OF at the 36th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,280 of 12,903.
How LENOIR, CITY OF compares within NC
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - LENOIR, CITY OF's 1 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 LENOIR, CITY OF is from 2021-01-10 (health-based: 2021-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LENOIR, 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
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 LENOIR, CITY 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 9 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.