Question 1

Is Stanly Co-Millingport Dist water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Stanly Co-Millingport Dist (PWS ID: NC2084005) has 94 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 709 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Stanly Co-Millingport Dist serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Stanly Co-Millingport Dist serves 709 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Albemarle or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 279 service connections. The operator address is listed in Albemarle, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Stanly Co-Millingport Dist have?

Accepted Answer

Stanly Co-Millingport Dist has 94 total violations: 71 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 10 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 Stanly Co-Millingport Dist water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Stanly Co-Millingport Dist under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Stanly Co-Millingport Dist use?

Accepted Answer

Stanly Co-Millingport Dist uses Surface Water 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

Where does Stanly Co-Millingport Dist sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Stanly Co-Millingport Dist ranks #24,136 of 29,740 by people served, and #577 of 713 in North Carolina. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Stanly Co-Millingport Dist's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Stanly Co-Millingport Dist has 94 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 28% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 72% of that cohort has fewer violations than Stanly Co-Millingport Dist. 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
TTHM	MCL	71	2010
Public Notice	Other	11	2010
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	5	2022
Chlorine	MR	5	2022
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2007

Stanly Co-Millingport Dist

Stanly Co-Millingport Dist standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Stanly Co-Millingport Dist

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints