JEFFERSON PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY: EPA violation history, explained

JEFFERSON PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,551, over 1,113 connections.

JEFFERSON PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY's record against the rest of the country

JEFFERSON PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY has 10 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,413th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 66th percentile nationally.

Against the AR average

JEFFERSON PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY's 4 health-based violations sit within the AR average of 7.1, across 243 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

JEFFERSON PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2017-01-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2010-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 05/12/2026.

The concern categories on record

JEFFERSON PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY'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)

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 JEFFERSON PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY's record does not cover

This is what JEFFERSON PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY 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 10 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.