What's in South Bend Water Department's water?
South Bend Water Department has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,930, over 1,032 connections.
How this compares nationally
323 total violations and 83 health-based ones put South Bend Water Department at the 99th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 106 of 12,903.
How South Bend Water Department compares within WA
WA's 322 covered systems average 3.7 health-based violations each; South Bend Water Department carries 83, 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 South Bend Water Department is from 2007-01-01 (health-based: 2000-01-11). Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
South Bend Water Department'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); Surface Water Treatment 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 this data is and is not
This is what South Bend Water Department 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 South Bend Water Department's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 106th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.