What's in YREKA, CITY OF's water?
YREKA, CITY OF has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 7,825, over 3,383 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
4 total violations and 2 health-based ones put YREKA, CITY OF at the 46th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,941 of 12,903.
How YREKA, CITY OF compares within CA
CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; YREKA, CITY OF carries 2, not more than typical for the state. 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 YREKA, CITY OF is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
YREKA, 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
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
Everything on this page is YREKA, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and YREKA, CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 6,941th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.