ROME CITY: EPA violation history, explained
ROME CITY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 31,795 people get their water from it, across 10,013 connections.
How this compares nationally
16 total violations and 10 health-based ones put ROME CITY at the 85th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,993 of 12,903.
How ROME CITY compares within NY
Among the 443 NY systems in this dataset, the average is 4.1 health-based violations - ROME CITY's 10 is above 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 ROME CITY is from 2016-01-07 (health-based: 2002-01-11). Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ROME CITY'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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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
ROME CITY's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 10 health-based violations on file for ROME CITY - 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.