Is SMITHFIELD, TOWN OF's water safe to drink?
SMITHFIELD, 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 12,900 people through 4,248 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
60 total violations and 6 health-based ones put SMITHFIELD, TOWN OF at the 77th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,971 of 12,903.
Against the NC average
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - SMITHFIELD, TOWN OF's 6 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
SMITHFIELD, TOWN OF'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
SMITHFIELD, 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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What SMITHFIELD, TOWN OF's record does not cover
Everything on this page is SMITHFIELD, TOWN OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 6 health-based violations on file for SMITHFIELD, TOWN OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.