CLIFFDALE WEST: EPA violation history, explained
CLIFFDALE WEST 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: 15,220, over 6,043 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
CLIFFDALE WEST has 68 violations on record in total, 50 of thems health-based - ranking it 273th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 98th percentile nationally.
Against the NC average
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - CLIFFDALE WEST's 50 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
CLIFFDALE WEST's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2022-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CLIFFDALE WEST'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:
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Combined Radium (-226 and -228); Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
The most severe category on record is radionuclides, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CLIFFDALE WEST's record does not cover
This is what CLIFFDALE WEST 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 68 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.