WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM: EPA violation history, explained
WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 6,693 people get their water from it, across 2,635 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
10 total violations and 4 health-based ones put WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM at the 66th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,408 of 12,903.
How WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM carries 4, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM'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
This is what WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM 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 10 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.