Is CITY OF SCOTT WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
CITY OF SCOTT 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. It serves 9,696 people through 3,232 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF SCOTT WATER SYSTEM ranks 6,532th by violation burden (49th percentile) - 10 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
How CITY OF SCOTT WATER SYSTEM compares within LA
CITY OF SCOTT WATER SYSTEM's 2 health-based violations sit within the LA average of 12.6, across 347 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CITY OF SCOTT WATER SYSTEM is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 2023-08-06). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF SCOTT 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); Groundwater 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 CITY OF SCOTT 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 - 2 health-based violations on file for CITY OF SCOTT 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.