Is METROPOLITANO's water safe to drink?
METROPOLITANO 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: 1,084,637, over 406,231 connections.
METROPOLITANO's record against the rest of the country
808 total violations and 346 health-based ones put METROPOLITANO at the 100th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3 of 12,903.
Against the average
's 244 covered systems average 11.2 health-based violations each; METROPOLITANO carries 346, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
METROPOLITANO's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-02, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 06/05/2026.
The concern categories on record
METROPOLITANO'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Revised Total Coliform Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What METROPOLITANO's record does not cover
METROPOLITANO'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 808 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.