DrinkingWaterCheck

Is HAMMOND W/D (SC0420007)'s water safe to drink?

HAMMOND W/D (SC0420007) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 21,193 people get their water from it, across 8,645 connections.

HAMMOND W/D (SC0420007)'s record against the rest of the country

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, HAMMOND W/D (SC0420007) ranks 6,477th by violation burden (50th percentile) - 11 violations total, 2 health-baseds.

Against the SC average

SC's 198 covered systems average 3.8 health-based violations each; HAMMOND W/D (SC0420007) carries 2, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

HAMMOND W/D (SC0420007)'s most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2001-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.

The concern categories on record

HAMMOND W/D (SC0420007)'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:

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 HAMMOND W/D (SC0420007)'s record does not cover

This is what HAMMOND W/D (SC0420007) reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and HAMMOND W/D (SC0420007)'s customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 6,477th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.