What's in STANLEY, TOWN OF's water?
STANLEY, 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. 5,453 people get their water from it, across 2,341 connections.
How this compares nationally
37 total violations and 3 health-based ones put STANLEY, TOWN OF at the 62th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,860 of 12,903.
How STANLEY, TOWN OF compares within NC
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - STANLEY, TOWN OF's 3 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for STANLEY, TOWN OF is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
STANLEY, 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 STANLEY, TOWN OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 3 health-based violations on file for STANLEY, 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.