MARS HILL, TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
MARS HILL, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,030 people get their water from it, across 1,193 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
MARS HILL, TOWN OF has 84 violations on record in total, 18 of thems health-based - ranking it 989th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 92th percentile nationally.
Against the NC average
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - MARS HILL, TOWN OF's 18 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
MARS HILL, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2011-06-05, with the most recent health-based one dated 2008-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
MARS HILL, 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); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What MARS HILL, TOWN OF's record does not cover
This is what MARS HILL, 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. Between the utility's meter and MARS HILL, TOWN OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 989th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.