Is LACEY TWP MUA's water safe to drink?
LACEY TWP MUA had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 29,000, over 12,619 connections.
How this compares nationally
LACEY TWP MUA has 88 violations on record in total, 2 of thems health-based - ranking it 5,791th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 55th percentile nationally.
How LACEY TWP MUA compares within NJ
LACEY TWP MUA's 2 health-based violations sit within the NJ average of 5.3, across 270 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for LACEY TWP MUA is from 2025-01-01 (health-based: 2023-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LACEY TWP MUA'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what LACEY TWP MUA 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 88 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.