WINCHESTER, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
WINCHESTER, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 28,248 people through 11,219 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WINCHESTER, CITY OF ranks 7,823th by violation burden (39th percentile) - 20 violations total, 1 health-based.
Against the VA average
VA's 186 covered systems average 4.2 health-based violations each; WINCHESTER, CITY OF carries 1, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
WINCHESTER, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2006-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
WINCHESTER, 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: Interim Enhanced 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 WINCHESTER, CITY OF's record does not cover
WINCHESTER, 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 20 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.