What's in WINSTON-SALEM, CITY OF's water?

WINSTON-SALEM, CITY OF's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 391,900, over 147,043 connections.

WINSTON-SALEM, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country

34 total violations and 0 health-based ones put WINSTON-SALEM, CITY OF at the 25th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 9,733 of 12,903.

How WINSTON-SALEM, CITY OF compares within NC

Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - WINSTON-SALEM, CITY OF's 0 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for WINSTON-SALEM, CITY OF is from 2021-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

What this data is and is not

Everything on this page is WINSTON-SALEM, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 34 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.