Winston-Salem, City of, NC Water Quality
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.