ROME: EPA violation history, explained

ROME has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 45,586, over 17,533 connections.

ROME's record against the rest of the country

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ROME ranks 6,689th by violation burden (48th percentile) - 7 violations total, 2 health-baseds.

Against the GA average

ROME's 2 health-based violations sit within the GA average of 3.5, across 312 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

ROME's most recent violation on record is dated 2006-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2003-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/12/2026.

The concern categories on record

ROME'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:

• Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What ROME's record does not cover

ROME'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 7 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.