Question 1

Is Step by Step Child Care water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Step by Step Child Care (PWS ID: NC0201560) has 602 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 60 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Step by Step Child Care serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Step by Step Child Care serves 60 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Burlington or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections. The operator address is listed in Burlington, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Step by Step Child Care have?

Accepted Answer

Step by Step Child Care has 602 total violations: 16 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 549 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Step by Step Child Care water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Step by Step Child Care under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Step by Step Child Care use?

Accepted Answer

Step by Step Child Care uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

How does Step by Step Child Care's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Step by Step Child Care has 602 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 3% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 97% of that cohort has fewer violations than Step by Step Child Care. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	102	2005
Chlorine	MR	53	2022
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	39	2024
Public Notice	Other	31	2020
Nitrate	MR	27	2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	17	2019
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	16	2003
Endrin	MR	10	2001
Methoxychlor	MR	10	2001
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	10	2001
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	10	2001
2,4,5-TP	MR	10	2001
Heptachlor	MR	10	2001
Atrazine	MR	10	2001
Aldicarb	MR	10	2001
Carbofuran	MR	10	2001
Toxaphene	MR	10	2001
Chlordane	MR	10	2001
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	10	2001
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	10	2001
Pentachlorophenol	MR	10	2001
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	10	2001
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	10	2001
Simazine	MR	10	2001
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	10	2001
Dalapon	MR	10	2001
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	10	2001
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	10	2001
OXAMYL	MR	10	2001
BHC-GAMMA	MR	10	2001

Step by Step Child Care

Step by Step Child Care standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Step by Step Child Care

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load