Is CLEAR LAKE WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?

CLEAR LAKE WATER DEPARTMENT's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 7,687, over 4,068 connections.

How this compares nationally

9 total violations and 0 health-based ones put CLEAR LAKE WATER DEPARTMENT at the 18th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 10,551 of 12,903.

How CLEAR LAKE WATER DEPARTMENT compares within IA

IA's 203 covered systems average 3.5 health-based violations each; CLEAR LAKE WATER DEPARTMENT carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for CLEAR LAKE WATER DEPARTMENT is from 1994-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.

What this data is and is not

CLEAR LAKE WATER DEPARTMENT'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. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for CLEAR LAKE WATER DEPARTMENT - 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.