Is SUGAR MOUNTAIN UTILITY's water safe to drink?
SUGAR MOUNTAIN UTILITY's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 3,226, over 1,421 connections.
SUGAR MOUNTAIN UTILITY's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SUGAR MOUNTAIN UTILITY ranks 11,783th by violation burden (9th percentile) - 3 violations total, 0 health-baseds.
How SUGAR MOUNTAIN UTILITY compares within NC
SUGAR MOUNTAIN UTILITY's 0 health-based violations sit within the NC average of 5.7, across 360 systems statewide. 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 SUGAR MOUNTAIN UTILITY is from 2016-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What this data is and is not
SUGAR MOUNTAIN UTILITY's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and SUGAR MOUNTAIN UTILITY's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,783th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.