What's in LINCOLN COUNTY WTP's water?
LINCOLN COUNTY WTP had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 49,693 people get their water from it, across 19,564 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
LINCOLN COUNTY WTP has 19 violations on record in total, 9 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,201th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 83th percentile nationally.
Against the NC average
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; LINCOLN COUNTY WTP carries 9, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
LINCOLN COUNTY WTP's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
LINCOLN COUNTY WTP'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)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What LINCOLN COUNTY WTP's record does not cover
Everything on this page is LINCOLN COUNTY WTP's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 9 health-based violations on file for LINCOLN COUNTY WTP - 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.