Is ELBERFELD WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?
ELBERFELD WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,122, over 730 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ELBERFELD WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 8,631th by violation burden (33th percentile) - 6 violations total, 1 health-based.
Against the IN average
Among the 283 IN systems in this dataset, the average is 2.9 health-based violations - ELBERFELD WATER DEPARTMENT's 1 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
ELBERFELD WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2021-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
ELBERFELD WATER DEPARTMENT'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: 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 ELBERFELD WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is ELBERFELD WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 6 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.