What's in SANFORD, CITY OF's water?
SANFORD, 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. 48,350 people get their water from it, across 18,961 connections.
How this compares nationally
SANFORD, CITY OF has 33 violations on record in total, 10 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,932th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 85th percentile nationally.
How SANFORD, CITY OF compares within NC
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - SANFORD, CITY OF's 10 is above that. 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 SANFORD, CITY OF is from 2026-01-01 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SANFORD, 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: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; 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
SANFORD, CITY OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 33 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.