Is PAMLICO COUNTY WATER's water safe to drink?
PAMLICO COUNTY WATER had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 19,665, over 7,742 connections.
How this compares nationally
PAMLICO COUNTY WATER has 45 violations on record in total, 14 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,336th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 90th percentile nationally.
Against the NC average
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; PAMLICO COUNTY WATER carries 14, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
PAMLICO COUNTY WATER's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
PAMLICO COUNTY WATER'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; Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- 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 PAMLICO COUNTY WATER's record does not cover
This is what PAMLICO COUNTY WATER 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 PAMLICO COUNTY WATER's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,336th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.