Is MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 15,362 people through 6,145 service connections.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
81 total violations and 16 health-based ones put MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM at the 91th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,131 of 12,903.
Against the NC average
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's 16 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-07-06, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM'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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- 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 MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
Everything on this page is MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 81 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.