NORTH WILKESBORO, TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
NORTH WILKESBORO, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 4,265 people get their water from it, across 1,829 connections.
NORTH WILKESBORO, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
39 total violations and 1 health-based ones put NORTH WILKESBORO, TOWN OF at the 42th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 7,540 of 12,903.
Against the NC average
NORTH WILKESBORO, TOWN OF's 1 health-based violations sit within the NC average of 5.7, across 360 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
NORTH WILKESBORO, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2015-01-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2008-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
NORTH WILKESBORO, 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
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 NORTH WILKESBORO, TOWN OF's record does not cover
NORTH WILKESBORO, 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 39 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.