WHITEVILLE, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
WHITEVILLE, CITY OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 5,426, over 2,397 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WHITEVILLE, CITY OF ranks 6,661th by violation burden (48th percentile) - 8 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
How WHITEVILLE, CITY OF compares within NC
NC's 360 covered systems average 5.7 health-based violations each; WHITEVILLE, CITY OF carries 2, not more than typical for the state. 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 WHITEVILLE, CITY OF is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WHITEVILLE, CITY 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
WHITEVILLE, CITY OF'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 WHITEVILLE, CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 6,661th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.