What's in SPRUCE PINE, TOWN OF's water?
SPRUCE PINE, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 5,661 people get their water from it, across 2,229 connections.
How this compares nationally
31 total violations and 3 health-based ones put SPRUCE PINE, TOWN OF at the 62th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,912 of 12,903.
Against the NC average
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; SPRUCE PINE, TOWN OF carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
SPRUCE PINE, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2011-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2010-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
SPRUCE PINE, 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What SPRUCE PINE, TOWN OF's record does not cover
This is what SPRUCE PINE, 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. This record - 3 health-based violations on file for SPRUCE PINE, 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.