Is MONROE, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
MONROE, CITY OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 43,081 people get their water from it, across 13,064 connections.
How this compares nationally
23 total violations and 5 health-based ones put MONROE, CITY OF at the 72th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,557 of 12,903.
Against the NC average
MONROE, CITY OF's 5 health-based violations sit within the NC average of 5.7, across 360 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
MONROE, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-11-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
MONROE, 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: Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 MONROE, CITY OF's record does not cover
This is what MONROE, 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. Between the utility's meter and MONROE, CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,557th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.