DrinkingWaterCheck

Is LEXINGTON, CITY OF's water safe to drink?

LEXINGTON, 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 10,348 people through 3,301 service connections.

LEXINGTON, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country

17 total violations and 14 health-based ones put LEXINGTON, CITY OF at the 89th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,402 of 12,903.

Against the NE average

NE's 64 covered systems average 8.9 health-based violations each; LEXINGTON, CITY OF carries 14, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

LEXINGTON, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2017-08-03, with the most recent health-based one dated 2017-08-03. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.

The concern categories on record

LEXINGTON, 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:

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 LEXINGTON, CITY OF's record does not cover

This is what LEXINGTON, 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. This record - 14 health-based violations on file for LEXINGTON, 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.