Is EASTERN MUNICIPAL WD's water safe to drink?

EASTERN MUNICIPAL WD's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 666,581 people get their water from it, across 175,318 connections.

How this compares nationally

3 total violations and 0 health-based ones put EASTERN MUNICIPAL WD at the 11th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 11,538 of 12,903.

Against the CA average

CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; EASTERN MUNICIPAL WD carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

EASTERN MUNICIPAL WD's most recent violation on record is dated 2014-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.

What EASTERN MUNICIPAL WD's record does not cover

EASTERN MUNICIPAL WD'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. Between the utility's meter and EASTERN MUNICIPAL WD's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,538th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.