Is ST JAMES WATER DISTRICT 2's water safe to drink?
ST JAMES WATER DISTRICT 2 had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 7,513, over 3,565 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
ST JAMES WATER DISTRICT 2 has 36 violations on record in total, 16 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,147th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 91th percentile nationally.
Against the LA average
LA's 347 covered systems average 12.6 health-based violations each; ST JAMES WATER DISTRICT 2 carries 16, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
ST JAMES WATER DISTRICT 2's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-02, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
ST JAMES WATER DISTRICT 2'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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- 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 ST JAMES WATER DISTRICT 2's record does not cover
ST JAMES WATER DISTRICT 2'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 - 16 health-based violations on file for ST JAMES WATER DISTRICT 2 - 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.