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MONTESANO CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained

MONTESANO CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 6,204, over 2,257 connections.

How this compares nationally

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, MONTESANO CITY OF ranks 5,125th by violation burden (60th percentile) - 15 violations total, 3 health-baseds.

How MONTESANO CITY OF compares within WA

WA's 322 covered systems average 3.7 health-based violations each; MONTESANO CITY OF carries 3, 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 MONTESANO CITY OF is from 2022-01-07 (health-based: 2006-01-11). Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.

What kind of problem, specifically

MONTESANO CITY OF'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:

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

Everything on this page is MONTESANO CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and MONTESANO CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 5,125th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.