Richmond County, North Carolina
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet NC153 · Richmond County 9 sys · 705 viol · #980/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-MID · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-MID 33.6% health
- RANK-UPPER #980/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 56%
- SYS-TINY 9 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Forsyth County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Richmond County ranks #980 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #49 of 100 counties in North Carolina. See methodology · corpus placement.
Richmond County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 33.6% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #980 of 3,254 · #49 of 100 in North Carolina.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Richmond County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Richmond County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County Water System | 22,387 | 163 | Detected |
| Rockingham, City Of | 12,510 | 52 | Detected |
| Hamlet Water System | 10,635 | 166 | Detected |
| Ellerbe Town Of | 2,050 | 132 | - |
| Joy Freewill Baptist Church | 75 | 17 | - |
| Travel Resorts of America_forest Site | 75 | 19 | - |
| Mark`s Creek Presbyterian Ch | 50 | 23 | - |
| Southern Products & Silica Co | 25 | 115 | - |
| Camp Mackall Fire Dept | 25 | 18 | - |
Compare beyond North Carolina
Mid-flagged peers for Richmond County
Cross-state counties nearest Richmond County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (705). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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