Is WISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
WISE COUNTY REGIONAL 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. It serves 11,500 people through 4,371 service connections.
WISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
12 total violations and 10 health-based ones put WISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM at the 84th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,023 of 12,903.
Against the average
Among the 244 systems in this dataset, the average is 11.2 health-based violations - WISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM's 10 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
WISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2024-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
WISE COUNTY REGIONAL 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)
- 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 WISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
This is what WISE COUNTY REGIONAL 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. This record - 10 health-based violations on file for WISE COUNTY REGIONAL 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.