LAFAYETTE, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
LAFAYETTE, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 4,423 people through 1,499 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LAFAYETTE, CITY OF ranks 1,120th by violation burden (91th percentile) - 219 violations total, 16 health-baseds.
How LAFAYETTE, CITY OF compares within OR
LAFAYETTE, CITY OF's 16 health-based violations sit above the OR average of 6.0, across 160 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 LAFAYETTE, CITY OF is from 2025-01-06 (health-based: 2019-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LAFAYETTE, 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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
Everything on this page is LAFAYETTE, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 16 health-based violations on file for LAFAYETTE, CITY OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.