DrinkingWaterCheck

Is JOHNSON CITY WATER WORKS's water safe to drink?

JOHNSON CITY WATER WORKS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 16,578, over 5,622 connections.

How this compares nationally

JOHNSON CITY WATER WORKS has 57 violations on record in total, 2 of thems health-based - ranking it 5,883th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 54th percentile nationally.

Against the NY average

JOHNSON CITY WATER WORKS's 2 health-based violations sit within the NY average of 4.1, across 443 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

JOHNSON CITY WATER WORKS's most recent violation on record is dated 2015-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2012-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.

The concern categories on record

JOHNSON CITY WATER WORKS'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 JOHNSON CITY WATER WORKS's record does not cover

This is what JOHNSON CITY WATER WORKS 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 57 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.