LA GRANDE, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
LA GRANDE, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 13,460, over 5,088 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
LA GRANDE, CITY OF has 39 violations on record in total, 6 of thems health-based - ranking it 3,020th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 77th percentile nationally.
How LA GRANDE, CITY OF compares within OR
OR's 160 covered systems average 6.0 health-based violations each; LA GRANDE, CITY OF carries 6, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for LA GRANDE, CITY OF is from 2024-01-09 (health-based: 1995-01-05). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LA GRANDE, CITY OF'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 this data is and is not
This is what LA GRANDE, CITY OF 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.