Is POOR HOUSE W/A #1's water safe to drink?
POOR HOUSE W/A #1 has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. 2,806 people get their water from it, across 1,063 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, POOR HOUSE W/A #1 ranks 4,617th by violation burden (64th percentile) - 296 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
Against the MS average
Among the 349 MS systems in this dataset, the average is 3.2 health-based violations - POOR HOUSE W/A #1's 3 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
POOR HOUSE W/A #1's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-10-09. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
POOR HOUSE W/A #1'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
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 POOR HOUSE W/A #1's record does not cover
This is what POOR HOUSE W/A #1 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. Between the utility's meter and POOR HOUSE W/A #1's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 4,617th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.