SURF CITY, TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
SURF CITY, 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 9,730 people through 3,831 service connections.
SURF CITY, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
SURF CITY, TOWN OF has 144 violations on record in total, 22 of thems health-based - ranking it 796th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 94th percentile nationally.
How SURF CITY, TOWN OF compares within NC
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - SURF CITY, TOWN OF's 22 is above that. 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 SURF CITY, TOWN OF is from 2026-01-01 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SURF CITY, 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)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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
This is what SURF CITY, 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 144 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.