Is VILLAGE OF PALMETTO WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
VILLAGE OF PALMETTO 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. 2,178 people get their water from it, across 726 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, VILLAGE OF PALMETTO WATER SYSTEM ranks 527th by violation burden (96th percentile) - 46 violations total, 32 health-baseds.
How VILLAGE OF PALMETTO WATER SYSTEM compares within LA
VILLAGE OF PALMETTO WATER SYSTEM's 32 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 VILLAGE OF PALMETTO WATER SYSTEM is from 2026-01-01 (health-based: 2026-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
VILLAGE OF PALMETTO 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- 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 lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what VILLAGE OF PALMETTO 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 VILLAGE OF PALMETTO WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 527th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.