Is MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER COMPANY's water safe to drink?
MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER COMPANY has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 2,304, over 854 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER COMPANY ranks 2,293th by violation burden (82th percentile) - 184 violations total, 8 health-baseds.
How MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER COMPANY compares within
Among the 244 systems in this dataset, the average is 11.2 health-based violations - MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER COMPANY's 8 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER COMPANY is from 2025-12-08 (health-based: 2025-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER COMPANY'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); Groundwater Rule; Revised Total Coliform 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
Everything on this page is MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER COMPANY's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 8 health-based violations on file for MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER COMPANY - 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.