Is GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?

GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 7,259 people get their water from it, across 2,043 connections.

How this compares nationally

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 12,385th by violation burden (4th percentile) - 1 violation total, 0 health-baseds.

Against the DE average

GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT's 0 health-based violations sit within the DE average of 2.2, across 25 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

What GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover

Everything on this page is GEORGETOWN 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 1 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.