Is MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?
MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT 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: 3,090, over 1,240 connections.
How this compares nationally
4 total violations and 1 health-based ones put MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT at the 31th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,898 of 12,903.
How MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT compares within IA
IA's 203 covered systems average 3.5 health-based violations each; MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT carries 1, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2025-01-06 (health-based: 2025-01-06). Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MADRID 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:
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Epichlorohydrin
The most severe category on record is synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / vocs, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for MADRID WATER DEPARTMENT - 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.