Is MALAGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
MALAGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 5,979, over 468 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
MALAGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT has 20 violations on record in total, 6 of thems health-based - ranking it 3,100th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 76th percentile nationally.
Against the CA average
CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; MALAGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT carries 6, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
MALAGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2005-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
MALAGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT'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)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
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 MALAGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's record does not cover
This is what MALAGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 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 - 6 health-based violations on file for MALAGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT - 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.