What's in LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT's water?
LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 3,984, over 1,656 connections.
LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 6,880th by violation burden (47th percentile) - 5 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
Against the DE average
DE's 25 covered systems average 2.2 health-based violations each; LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT carries 2, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2008-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2000-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 04/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT'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 LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 5 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.