Public Water System

ELM CITY, TOWN OF

PWSID NC0498020 · North Carolina · 1,450 people served

Failing

ELM CITY, TOWN OF is an EPA-regulated public water system in North Carolina (PWSID NC0498020). It serves an estimated 1,450 residents — a rural community of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.

Over the past five years, ELM CITY, TOWN OF has recorded 35 EPA health-based violations. The grade of F summarizes this compliance pattern. Specific contaminants, dates, and rule citations are listed in the violation history below.

Service Area

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Centered on the averaged ZIP-code centroid of 1 ZIP served.

Population

1,450

Cities

ZIPs

Violations

EPA Health-Based Violations

Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations on file for ELM CITY, TOWN OF over the past five years of EPA SDWIS reporting.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)disinfectant

EPA Code 2950 · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance

violations

EPA Limit

0.08 mg/L

Last Reading

.084 MG/L

First Reported

Oct 2023

Most Recent

Oct 2025

What this violation means

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) form when chlorine reacts with naturally occurring organic matter — leaves, soil, algae — in source water. They are among the most commonly reported violations because utilities pulling from surface water (rivers, lakes, reservoirs) struggle to balance disinfection with byproduct formation. Long-term exposure has been linked to bladder cancer and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Recommended precautions

→Activated carbon filters (pitcher, faucet, or under-sink) effectively reduce TTHMs.
→Letting water sit uncovered allows TTHMs to off-gas — leave a pitcher in the fridge for several hours.
→Shower with the bathroom fan on; TTHMs can volatilize into the air during hot showers.
→Boiling reduces TTHMs through volatilization, but only after extended boiling.

Read the complete guide to Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations only. Older violations may have been resolved; check your utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report for current status.

Cities Served by ELM CITY, TOWN OF

ELM CITY

ZIP Codes Served

27822

About this system

EPA records this system as PWSID NC0498020. Data reflects the most recent EPA SDWIS publication as of 2026-05-18. Public Water System Identifiers (PWSIDs) are assigned by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act program to track every regulated water utility in the United States. The first two letters typically indicate the state primacy agency. For real-time water quality information, contact ELM CITY, TOWN OF directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).