Is MANTEO TOWN OF's water safe to drink?
MANTEO 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: 2,638, over 1,637 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, MANTEO TOWN OF ranks 6,033th by violation burden (53th percentile) - 34 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
How MANTEO TOWN OF compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; MANTEO TOWN OF carries 2, 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 MANTEO TOWN OF is from 2025-11-12 (health-based: 2003-01-05). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MANTEO 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
- 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
MANTEO TOWN OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for MANTEO 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.