GALT, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
GALT, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 26,536, over 7,974 connections.
GALT, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country
GALT, CITY OF has 29 violations on record in total, 20 of thems health-based - ranking it 900th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 93th percentile nationally.
How GALT, CITY OF compares within CA
CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; GALT, CITY OF carries 20, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for GALT, CITY OF is from 2013-01-01 (health-based: 2011-10-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
GALT, 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
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
GALT, CITY OF'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 29 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.