IRVINE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES: EPA violation history, explained
IRVINE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 5,649 people get their water from it, across 2,605 connections.
How this compares nationally
39 total violations and 10 health-based ones put IRVINE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES at the 85th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,924 of 12,903.
Against the KY average
KY's 273 covered systems average 9.4 health-based violations each; IRVINE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES carries 10, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
IRVINE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2019-01-11. Last reported to EPA: 06/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
IRVINE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES'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
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- 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 IRVINE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES's record does not cover
This is what IRVINE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES 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 39 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.