What's in METRO WATER SERVICES's water?
METRO WATER SERVICES has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 778,153 people get their water from it, across 336,863 connections.
METRO WATER SERVICES's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, METRO WATER SERVICES ranks 6,559th by violation burden (49th percentile) - 9 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
How METRO WATER SERVICES compares within
Among the 244 systems in this dataset, the average is 11.2 health-based violations - METRO WATER SERVICES's 2 is at or below that. 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 METRO WATER SERVICES is from 2024-01-06 (health-based: 2012-01-02). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
METRO WATER SERVICES'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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
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
METRO WATER SERVICES'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 9 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.