Is EDWARDS AFB - MAIN BASE's water safe to drink?
EDWARDS AFB - MAIN BASE had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 11,316 people through 1,088 service connections.
How this compares nationally
EDWARDS AFB - MAIN BASE has 11 violations on record in total, 8 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,504th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 81th percentile nationally.
How EDWARDS AFB - MAIN BASE compares within CA
CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; EDWARDS AFB - MAIN BASE carries 8, 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 EDWARDS AFB - MAIN BASE is from 2023-01-11 (health-based: 2023-01-11). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
EDWARDS AFB - MAIN BASE'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); Revised Total Coliform Rule
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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is EDWARDS AFB - MAIN BASE's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 8 health-based violations on file for EDWARDS AFB - MAIN BASE - 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.