DESOTO, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
DESOTO, CITY OF has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. It serves 4,645 people through 1,950 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, DESOTO, CITY OF ranks 3,627th by violation burden (72th percentile) - 17 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
How DESOTO, CITY OF compares within
's 244 covered systems average 11.2 health-based violations each; DESOTO, CITY OF carries 5, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for DESOTO, CITY OF is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-01-03). Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
DESOTO, CITY OF'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what DESOTO, CITY OF 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. Between the utility's meter and DESOTO, CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,627th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.