Is INTRACOASTAL WATER SYSTEM WEST's water safe to drink?
INTRACOASTAL WATER SYSTEM WEST had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 6,489 people through 2,155 service connections.
INTRACOASTAL WATER SYSTEM WEST's record against the rest of the country
25 total violations and 18 health-based ones put INTRACOASTAL WATER SYSTEM WEST at the 92th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,030 of 12,903.
How INTRACOASTAL WATER SYSTEM WEST compares within LA
INTRACOASTAL WATER SYSTEM WEST's 18 health-based violations sit above the LA average of 12.6, across 347 systems statewide. 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 INTRACOASTAL WATER SYSTEM WEST is from 2023-01-12 (health-based: 2023-01-12). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
INTRACOASTAL WATER SYSTEM WEST'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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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
This is what INTRACOASTAL WATER SYSTEM WEST 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 25 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.