Is BLAIR, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
BLAIR, CITY OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 8,000 people get their water from it, across 3,178 connections.
How this compares nationally
BLAIR, CITY OF has 30 violations on record in total, 16 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,153th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 91th percentile nationally.
Against the NE average
NE's 64 covered systems average 8.9 health-based violations each; BLAIR, CITY OF carries 16, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
BLAIR, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2024-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
BLAIR, 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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Revised Total Coliform Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
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 BLAIR, CITY OF's record does not cover
This is what BLAIR, CITY OF reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 30 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.