Is LONG BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?
LONG BEACH 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: 4,628, over 2,411 connections.
LONG BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT's record against the rest of the country
LONG BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT has 178 violations on record in total, 15 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,203th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 91th percentile nationally.
Against the WA average
WA's 322 covered systems average 3.7 health-based violations each; LONG BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT carries 15, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
LONG BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2020-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2020-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
LONG BEACH 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: Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 LONG BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
LONG BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 178 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.