SAWMILLS, TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
SAWMILLS, TOWN 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: 5,524, over 2,175 connections.
How this compares nationally
SAWMILLS, TOWN OF has 2 violations on record in total, 1 of them health-based - ranking it 9,137th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 29th percentile nationally.
How SAWMILLS, TOWN OF compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; SAWMILLS, TOWN OF carries 1, not more than typical for the state. 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 SAWMILLS, TOWN OF is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SAWMILLS, TOWN 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
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 SAWMILLS, TOWN 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. Between the utility's meter and SAWMILLS, TOWN OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 9,137th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.