Is ARTONDALE's water safe to drink?
ARTONDALE has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 5,828, over 2,041 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ARTONDALE ranks 7,211th by violation burden (44th percentile) - 126 violations total, 1 health-based.
How ARTONDALE compares within WA
ARTONDALE's 1 health-based violations sit within the WA average of 3.7, across 322 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for ARTONDALE is from 2016-01-07 (health-based: 1992-01-12). Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ARTONDALE'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
ARTONDALE'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. Between the utility's meter and ARTONDALE's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 7,211th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.