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Community Water System · PWS NC0351045

Micro, Town Of

Micro, North Carolina 27555 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 470 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

470
People served
764
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 764 drinking-water violations at Micro, Town Of - above the North Carolina per-system average.

764
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
470
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Micro, Town Of

Micro, Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 470 residents in Micro, North Carolina (Johnston County) through 326 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 764 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 722 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 24 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across North Carolina, EPA tracks 5,020 public water systems serving 9,877,724 people, with 524,053 cumulative violations and 38,492 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 104.4 violations. Statewide, 174 of 287 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.6%).

Micro, Town Of's 764 violations sit above the North Carolina average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
470
Total Violations
764
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
326
County
Johnston
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
722
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 24 2007
Public Notice Other 24 2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 22 2008
TTHM MR 18 2008
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 16 2005
Simazine MR 16 2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 16 2005
Toxaphene MR 16 2005
Methoxychlor MR 16 2005
BHC-GAMMA MR 16 2005
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 16 2005
Pentachlorophenol MR 16 2005
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 16 2005
2,4,5-TP MR 16 2005
Heptachlor MR 16 2005
LASSO MR 16 2005
Dinoseb MR 16 2005
OXAMYL MR 16 2005
Dalapon MR 16 2005
Heptachlor epoxide MR 16 2005
2,4-D MR 16 2005
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 16 2005
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 16 2005
Endrin MR 16 2005
Picloram MR 16 2005
Carbofuran MR 16 2005
Atrazine MR 16 2005
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 16 2005
Chlordane MR 16 2005
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2022

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Micro, Town Of.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NC0351045 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

North Carolina Drinking Water Authority

North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Micro, Town Of under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NC regulator portal

Source: North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 5000
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 7000
2016 Chlorine MR 10 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 0999
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 5 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 11 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 3100
2015 E. COLI MR 8 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 3014
2014 Public Notice Other 24 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 7500
2008 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 22 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 2456
2008 TTHM MR 18 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 2950
2007 Nitrate MR 24 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 1040
2005 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 16 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 2042
2005 Simazine MR 16 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 2037
2005 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 16 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 2035
2005 Toxaphene MR 16 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 2020
2005 Methoxychlor MR 16 SDWIS / NC0351045 / 2015

How Micro, Town Of Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Micro, Town Of North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 764 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 7.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 60.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 470 1,968 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 5,020 regulated public water systems in North Carolina.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Micro, Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Micro, Town Of (PWS ID: NC0351045) has 764 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 470 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Micro, Town Of serve? ▼
Micro, Town Of serves 470 people in Micro, North Carolina. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 326 service connections.
What type of violations does Micro, Town Of have? ▼
Micro, Town Of has 764 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 722 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Micro, Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Micro, Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Micro, Town Of use? ▼
Micro, Town Of uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.