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Water Systems with Most Violations (2026)

The worst offender has 113 total violations and exceedances. These water systems have accumulated the most health violations and contaminant exceedances on record.

#Water SystemHealth ViolationsGrade
1City of Jackson
Jackson, MS
100F
2Shreveport Water System
Shreveport, LA
76F
3Newark Water Department
Newark, NJ
22F
4Springfield Water and Sewer Commission
Springfield, MA
27F
5Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer
Tuscaloosa, AL
6F
6Sioux City Water Supply
Sioux City, IA
10F
7Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
5F
8Mobile, Bd. Of W&s Comm. Of the City Of
Mobile, AL
4F
9Bjw&sa (0720003)
Okatie, SC
4F
10Columbus Public Water System
Columbus, OH
3F
11Las Cruces Municipal Water System
Las Cruces, NM
6F
12Kearney, City Of
Kearney, NE
3F
13Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook
Merrick, NY
6F
14Papillion, City Of
Papillion, NE
3F
15Columbia City of (sc4010001)
Columbia, SC
3F
16Gilbert, Town Of
Gilbert, AZ
3F
17Clermont Public Water System
Batavia, OH
2F
18City of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
3F
19Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, MI
4F
20Lowell Regional Water Utility
Lowell, MA
3F
21Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant
Fort Wayne, IN
3F
22Glen Burnie-Broadneck
Millersville, MD
1D
23Chandler City Of
Chandler, AZ
1D
24Topeka, City Of
Topeka, KS
1D
25Phoenix City Of
Phoenix, AZ
2D
26Des Moines Water Works
Des Moines, IA
2D
27Aqua Pa Main System
Bryn Mawr, PA
2F
28Roswell Municipal Water System
Roswell, NM
2F
29New Orleans Carrollton Water Works
New Orleans, LA
2F
30Salt Lake City Water System
Salt Lake City, UT
2F
31Boston Water and Sewer Commission (mwra)
Boston, MA
1B
32Madison Water Utility
Madison, WI
1B
33Mcwa
Rochester, NY
1B
34Rochester City
Rochester, NY
1B
35Portland Water Bureau
Portland, OR
1C
36Kansas City Pws
Kansas City, MO
1C
37Fort Smith Water Utilities
Fort Smith, AR
1C
38Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack
Haworth, NJ
1C
39Cocoa, City Of
Cocoa, FL
1C
40Jersey City Mua
Hoboken, NJ
1C
41Norman Utilities Authority
Norman, OK
1C
42Cicero
Cicero, IL
1C
43Santa Fe Water System (city Of)
Santa Fe, NM
1D
44Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Laurel, MD
0A
45East Bay MUD
Oakland, CA
0A
46Dallas Water Utility
Dallas, TX
0A
47Charlotte Water
Charlotte, NC
0A
48Mo American St Louis St Charles Counties
Chesterfield, MO
0A
49Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources
Lawrenceville, GA
0A
50Louisville Water Company
Louisville, KY
0A

Frequently Asked Questions

Health-based violations occur when a contaminant level exceeds the EPA Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) or when required treatment techniques are not followed. These are the most serious type of drinking water violation.

This ranking includes both active and resolved violations. Check individual system pages for current violation status. Many systems have taken corrective action since violations were recorded.

Request your system's annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for current water quality data. Consider an NSF-certified water filter for extra protection, especially if violations are recent or ongoing.

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