Is AVENAL, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
AVENAL, CITY OF has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. It serves 13,696 people through 2,134 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, AVENAL, CITY OF ranks 463th by violation burden (96th percentile) - 41 violations total, 35 health-baseds.
Against the CA average
Among the 803 CA systems in this dataset, the average is 5.8 health-based violations - AVENAL, CITY OF's 35 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
AVENAL, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
AVENAL, 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What AVENAL, CITY OF's record does not cover
AVENAL, 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 41 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.