Is SUBURBAN EAST SALEM WD's water safe to drink?
SUBURBAN EAST SALEM WD has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 13,900, over 3,970 connections.
How this compares nationally
11 total violations and 2 health-based ones put SUBURBAN EAST SALEM WD at the 50th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,481 of 12,903.
How SUBURBAN EAST SALEM WD compares within OR
Among the 160 OR systems in this dataset, the average is 6.0 health-based violations - SUBURBAN EAST SALEM WD's 2 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SUBURBAN EAST SALEM WD is from 2024-01-10 (health-based: 2005-01-11). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SUBURBAN EAST SALEM WD'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)
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
SUBURBAN EAST SALEM WD'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 11 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.