What's in NORTHAMPTON--MILWAUKEE's water?
NORTHAMPTON--MILWAUKEE had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 5,715 people get their water from it, across 2,163 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
111 total violations and 3 health-based ones put NORTHAMPTON--MILWAUKEE at the 64th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,700 of 12,903.
How NORTHAMPTON--MILWAUKEE compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; NORTHAMPTON--MILWAUKEE carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for NORTHAMPTON--MILWAUKEE is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
NORTHAMPTON--MILWAUKEE'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 REVISIONS
- 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
Everything on this page is NORTHAMPTON--MILWAUKEE'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 111 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.