Is MAIDEN, TOWN OF's water safe to drink?
MAIDEN, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 5,563, over 2,190 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, MAIDEN, TOWN OF ranks 4,902th by violation burden (62th percentile) - 32 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How MAIDEN, TOWN OF compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; MAIDEN, TOWN OF carries 3, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for MAIDEN, TOWN OF is from 2011-06-05 (health-based: 2006-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MAIDEN, 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:
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what MAIDEN, 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 32 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.