Is COMMERCE's water safe to drink?
COMMERCE has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 11,340, over 4,200 connections.
How this compares nationally
COMMERCE has 15 violations on record in total, 9 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,231th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 83th percentile nationally.
Against the GA average
COMMERCE's 9 health-based violations sit above the GA average of 3.5, across 312 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
COMMERCE's most recent violation on record is dated 2019-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2019-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/12/2026.
The concern categories on record
COMMERCE'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)
- 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 COMMERCE's record does not cover
COMMERCE'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 - 9 health-based violations on file for COMMERCE - 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.