SELMA, TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
SELMA, 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. It serves 6,190 people through 2,476 service connections.
SELMA, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
47 total violations and 3 health-based ones put SELMA, TOWN OF at the 63th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,812 of 12,903.
How SELMA, TOWN OF compares within NC
SELMA, TOWN OF's 3 health-based violations sit within 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
The last violation EPA has on record for SELMA, TOWN OF is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SELMA, 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
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
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
Everything on this page is SELMA, TOWN OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 47 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.