Is OCEAN SANDS DEVELOPMENT's water safe to drink?
OCEAN SANDS DEVELOPMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,600, over 1,016 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
156 total violations and 4 health-based ones put OCEAN SANDS DEVELOPMENT at the 70th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,906 of 12,903.
Against the NC average
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; OCEAN SANDS DEVELOPMENT carries 4, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
OCEAN SANDS DEVELOPMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2006-09-02, with the most recent health-based one dated 2005-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
OCEAN SANDS DEVELOPMENT'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
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What OCEAN SANDS DEVELOPMENT's record does not cover
This is what OCEAN SANDS DEVELOPMENT 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. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for OCEAN SANDS DEVELOPMENT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.