LINDSAY, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
LINDSAY, CITY OF 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: 12,659, over 3,120 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
149 total violations and 144 health-based ones put LINDSAY, CITY OF at the 100th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 32 of 12,903.
How LINDSAY, CITY OF compares within CA
CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; LINDSAY, CITY OF carries 144, more than typical for the state. 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 LINDSAY, CITY OF is from 2026-01-01 (health-based: 2026-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LINDSAY, 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Nitrate / nitrite - flagged from: Nitrate
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is LINDSAY, CITY OF'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 149 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.