Is DARBONNE WS SOUTH's water safe to drink?
DARBONNE WS SOUTH had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 3,261 people get their water from it, across 1,087 connections.
How this compares nationally
DARBONNE WS SOUTH has 52 violations on record in total, 30 of thems health-based - ranking it 567th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 96th percentile nationally.
Against the LA average
LA's 347 covered systems average 12.6 health-based violations each; DARBONNE WS SOUTH carries 30, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
DARBONNE WS SOUTH's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
DARBONNE WS SOUTH'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 DARBONNE WS SOUTH's record does not cover
This is what DARBONNE WS SOUTH 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 52 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.