Spring Lake
No. Tap water in Spring Lake is critical risk. Unresolved urgent violation: follow local boil-water or bottled-water advice.
Is it safe?
Spring Lake, Town of
Critical risk
Unresolved urgent violation: follow local boil-water or bottled-water advice
1 health-based violation began in the last 3 years. 1 is still unresolved.
EPA treats an unresolved violation here as urgent to health. Follow any local boil-water or bottled-water advice.
Serves about 11,725 people.
Source water: surface water.
Last health violation began 2026-09-01.
The violations involved Revised Total Coliform Rule.
Source
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System.
Period covered: October 2023 to September 2026.
Covers community water systems serving 3,300 people or more. The rating uses health-based violations of federal drinking-water standards in the last three years, and whether those violations have been fixed. Each system is placed at a town it serves, so positions are approximate.
Common questions
Can I drink the tap water in Spring Lake, North Carolina?
No. Tap water in Spring Lake is critical risk. Unresolved urgent violation: follow local boil-water or bottled-water advice.
Where do these ratings come from?
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System. Period covered: October 2023 to September 2026.