Is NORTHWEST's water safe to drink?
NORTHWEST has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 28,082, over 10,698 connections.
How this compares nationally
NORTHWEST has 36 violations on record in total, 2 of thems health-based - ranking it 6,009th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 53th percentile nationally.
How NORTHWEST compares within FL
FL's 482 covered systems average 4.5 health-based violations each; NORTHWEST carries 2, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for NORTHWEST is from 2026-01-03 (health-based: 1994-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
NORTHWEST'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)
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 NORTHWEST's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 36 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.