Is CITY OF MORGAN CITY WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
CITY OF MORGAN CITY WATER SYSTEM had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 12,703, over 6,300 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF MORGAN CITY WATER SYSTEM ranks 1,186th by violation burden (91th percentile) - 19 violations total, 16 health-baseds.
Against the LA average
CITY OF MORGAN CITY WATER SYSTEM's 16 health-based violations sit above the LA average of 12.6, across 347 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF MORGAN CITY WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2024-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF MORGAN CITY WATER SYSTEM'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; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 CITY OF MORGAN CITY WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
This is what CITY OF MORGAN CITY WATER SYSTEM 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. This record - 16 health-based violations on file for CITY OF MORGAN CITY WATER SYSTEM - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.