Question 1

Is Micro, Town Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Micro, Town Of (PWS ID: NC0351045) has 764 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 470 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Micro, Town Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Micro, Town Of serves 470 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Micro or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 326 service connections. The operator address is listed in Micro, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Micro, Town Of have?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Micro, Town Of water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Micro, Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Micro, Town Of use?

Accepted Answer

Micro, Town Of uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

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 Micro, Town Of's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Micro, Town Of has 764 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 2% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 98% of that cohort has fewer violations than Micro, Town Of. 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
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

Micro, Town Of

Micro, Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Micro, Town Of

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load