Is DEKALB-JACKSON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
DEKALB-JACKSON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT 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: 32,421, over 5,630 connections.
DEKALB-JACKSON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT's record against the rest of the country
45 total violations and 22 health-based ones put DEKALB-JACKSON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT at the 94th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 812 of 12,903.
Against the AL average
Among the 364 AL systems in this dataset, the average is 2.1 health-based violations - DEKALB-JACKSON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT's 22 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
DEKALB-JACKSON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
DEKALB-JACKSON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT'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:
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What DEKALB-JACKSON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is DEKALB-JACKSON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 22 health-based violations on file for DEKALB-JACKSON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT - 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.