Is PLYMOUTH WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
PLYMOUTH 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 3,243 people through 1,550 service connections.
How this compares nationally
PLYMOUTH WATER SYSTEM has 50 violations on record in total, 8 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,351th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 82th percentile nationally.
Against the NC average
PLYMOUTH WATER SYSTEM's 8 health-based violations sit above the NC average of 5.7, across 360 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
PLYMOUTH WATER SYSTEM'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
PLYMOUTH 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- 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 PLYMOUTH WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
This is what PLYMOUTH WATER SYSTEM 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 PLYMOUTH WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,351th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.