Is HELPER CITY's water safe to drink?
HELPER CITY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,000 people get their water from it, across 1,050 connections.
HELPER CITY's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, HELPER CITY ranks 8,518th by violation burden (34th percentile) - 7 violations total, 1 health-based.
Against the UT average
Among the 145 UT systems in this dataset, the average is 2.8 health-based violations - HELPER CITY's 1 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
HELPER CITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2018-01-05, with the most recent health-based one dated 2012-03-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
The concern categories on record
HELPER CITY'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: Groundwater 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 HELPER CITY's record does not cover
This is what HELPER CITY 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 HELPER CITY's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 8,518th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.