Is LAFAYETTE UTILITIES WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?

LAFAYETTE UTILITIES WATER SYSTEM's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 169,389, over 56,463 connections.

How this compares nationally

1 total violations and 0 health-based ones put LAFAYETTE UTILITIES WATER SYSTEM at the 5th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 12,236 of 12,903.

Against the LA average

Among the 347 LA systems in this dataset, the average is 12.6 health-based violations - LAFAYETTE UTILITIES WATER SYSTEM's 0 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

LAFAYETTE UTILITIES WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2000-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.

What LAFAYETTE UTILITIES WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover

This is what LAFAYETTE UTILITIES WATER SYSTEM 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. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for LAFAYETTE UTILITIES WATER SYSTEM - 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.