What's in TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF's water?
TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 446,170, over 155,577 connections.
TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF ranks 2,205th by violation burden (83th percentile) - 18 violations total, 9 health-baseds.
Against the WA average
WA's 322 covered systems average 3.7 health-based violations each; TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF carries 9, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2015-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2014-01-11. Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF'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: 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 TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF's record does not cover
TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF'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. Between the utility's meter and TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,205th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.