What's in ASTORIA, CITY OF's water?
ASTORIA, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 10,181, over 4,126 connections.
How this compares nationally
26 total violations and 13 health-based ones put ASTORIA, CITY OF at the 89th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,475 of 12,903.
How ASTORIA, CITY OF compares within OR
OR's 160 covered systems average 6.0 health-based violations each; ASTORIA, CITY OF carries 13, 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 ASTORIA, CITY OF is from 2016-01-10 (health-based: 2016-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ASTORIA, CITY OF'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); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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
ASTORIA, CITY OF'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 26 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.