Is TALLULAH WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
TALLULAH WATER SYSTEM has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 8,601, over 2,867 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, TALLULAH WATER SYSTEM ranks 394th by violation burden (97th percentile) - 64 violations total, 39 health-baseds.
How TALLULAH WATER SYSTEM compares within LA
TALLULAH WATER SYSTEM's 39 health-based violations sit above the LA average of 12.6, across 347 systems statewide. 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 TALLULAH WATER SYSTEM is from 2026-05-02 (health-based: 2026-05-02). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
TALLULAH WATER SYSTEM'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); Groundwater Rule; Revised Total Coliform Rule
- 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 this data is and is not
TALLULAH WATER SYSTEM'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 - 39 health-based violations on file for TALLULAH WATER SYSTEM - 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.