Is WEST MIAMI, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
WEST MIAMI, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 8,500 people get their water from it, across 2,000 connections.
How this compares nationally
38 total violations and 3 health-based ones put WEST MIAMI, CITY OF at the 62th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,850 of 12,903.
Against the FL average
WEST MIAMI, CITY OF's 3 health-based violations sit within the FL average of 4.5, across 482 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
WEST MIAMI, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2002-01-12. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
WEST MIAMI, 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: 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 WEST MIAMI, CITY OF's record does not cover
WEST MIAMI, 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 38 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.