What's in ROCKINGHAM, CITY OF's water?
ROCKINGHAM, CITY OF 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: 12,510, over 5,004 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
ROCKINGHAM, CITY OF has 16 violations on record in total, 6 of thems health-based - ranking it 3,153th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 76th percentile nationally.
How ROCKINGHAM, CITY OF compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; ROCKINGHAM, CITY OF carries 6, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for ROCKINGHAM, CITY OF is from 2025-11-03 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ROCKINGHAM, CITY 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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
This is what ROCKINGHAM, CITY OF 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 16 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.