ADAMS CO W/A #2-SOUTH: EPA violation history, explained
ADAMS CO W/A #2-SOUTH has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 8,097, over 3,067 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ADAMS CO W/A #2-SOUTH ranks 7,101th by violation burden (45th percentile) - 278 violations total, 1 health-based.
How ADAMS CO W/A #2-SOUTH compares within
's 244 covered systems average 11.2 health-based violations each; ADAMS CO W/A #2-SOUTH carries 1, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for ADAMS CO W/A #2-SOUTH is from 2012-01-10 (health-based: 2009-01-05). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ADAMS CO W/A #2-SOUTH's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
ADAMS CO W/A #2-SOUTH's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 278 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.