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N A S OCEANA: EPA violation history, explained

N A S OCEANA has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 7,300 people through 575 service connections.

N A S OCEANA's record against the rest of the country

8 total violations and 5 health-based ones put N A S OCEANA at the 71th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,798 of 12,903.

Against the VA average

N A S OCEANA's 5 health-based violations sit above the VA average of 4.2, across 186 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

N A S OCEANA's most recent violation on record is dated 2007-01-09, with the most recent health-based one dated 2007-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.

The concern categories on record

N A S OCEANA'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 N A S OCEANA's record does not cover

This is what N A S OCEANA 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.