Is RIVERBANK, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
RIVERBANK, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 24,834 people get their water from it, across 7,457 connections.
How this compares nationally
15 total violations and 10 health-based ones put RIVERBANK, CITY OF at the 84th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,002 of 12,903.
How RIVERBANK, CITY OF compares within CA
CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; RIVERBANK, CITY OF carries 10, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for RIVERBANK, CITY OF is from 2021-01-11 (health-based: 2021-01-11). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
RIVERBANK, 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Nitrate / nitrite - flagged from: Nitrate
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
This is what RIVERBANK, CITY OF 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 15 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.