Is TOWN OF GREENWOOD WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
TOWN OF GREENWOOD WATER SYSTEM 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: 5,205, over 1,735 connections.
How this compares nationally
21 total violations and 11 health-based ones put TOWN OF GREENWOOD WATER SYSTEM at the 86th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,797 of 12,903.
How TOWN OF GREENWOOD WATER SYSTEM compares within LA
LA's 347 covered systems average 12.6 health-based violations each; TOWN OF GREENWOOD WATER SYSTEM carries 11, not 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 TOWN OF GREENWOOD WATER SYSTEM is from 2024-01-04 (health-based: 2024-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
TOWN OF GREENWOOD 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); Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 TOWN OF GREENWOOD WATER SYSTEM 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 TOWN OF GREENWOOD WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,797th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.