Is BUFFALO CREEK PSD's water safe to drink?
BUFFALO CREEK PSD had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 3,542 people get their water from it, across 1,496 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BUFFALO CREEK PSD ranks 3,143th by violation burden (76th percentile) - 17 violations total, 6 health-baseds.
How BUFFALO CREEK PSD compares within
Among the 244 systems in this dataset, the average is 11.2 health-based violations - BUFFALO CREEK PSD's 6 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BUFFALO CREEK PSD is from 2025-01-10 (health-based: 2024-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BUFFALO CREEK PSD'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); Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment 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 this data is and is not
This is what BUFFALO CREEK PSD 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 17 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.