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Drinking Water Quality Data

Search 143,076 public water systems across 66 states. Track violations, PFAS contamination, and water safety from EPA data.

143,076
Water Systems
10,559,500
Total Violations
1,513,732
Health-Based Violations
10,252
PFAS Tested
6,126
PFAS Detected

Water Quality by State

Browse water systems, violations, and PFAS data for each state.

05
113 systems
94.7% with violations
08
160 systems
96.3% with violations
09
323 systems
96.6% with violations
10
158 systems
98.1% with violations
Alabama
562 systems
98.6% with violations
Alaska
1,326 systems
97.9% with violations
Arizona
1,493 systems
98.4% with violations
Arkansas
1,016 systems
94.5% with violations
California
7,249 systems
89.2% with violations
Colorado
2,193 systems
92.6% with violations
Connecticut
2,332 systems
94% with violations
Delaware
460 systems
74.8% with violations
Florida
5,093 systems
93.2% with violations
Georgia
2,382 systems
92.1% with violations
Hawaii
137 systems
80.3% with violations
Idaho
2,005 systems
96.1% with violations
Illinois
5,117 systems
80.8% with violations
Indiana
3,967 systems
95.8% with violations
Iowa
1,795 systems
95.2% with violations
Kansas
957 systems
99.1% with violations
Kentucky
424 systems
99.1% with violations
Louisiana
1,234 systems
92.5% with violations
Maine
1,864 systems
93.6% with violations
Maryland
3,215 systems
79.9% with violations
Massachusetts
1,599 systems
95.2% with violations
Michigan
10,959 systems
86.1% with violations
Minnesota
6,557 systems
Mississippi
1,185 systems
96.1% with violations
Missouri
2,823 systems
95.4% with violations
Montana
2,263 systems
94.7% with violations
Navajo Nation
170 systems
100% with violations
Nebraska
1,309 systems
88.9% with violations
Nevada
589 systems
92.5% with violations
New Hampshire
2,453 systems
90.2% with violations
New Jersey
3,428 systems
95% with violations
New Mexico
1,037 systems
96.9% with violations
New York
8,098 systems
94.4% with violations
North Carolina
5,020 systems
92.9% with violations
North Dakota
368 systems
94% with violations
Ohio
4,181 systems
90.4% with violations
Oklahoma
1,262 systems
98.2% with violations
Oregon
2,518 systems
98.5% with violations
Pennsylvania
7,701 systems
97.1% with violations
Puerto Rico
458 systems
99.6% with violations
Rhode Island
463 systems
95.9% with violations
South Carolina
1,390 systems
South Dakota
654 systems
91.6% with violations
Tennessee
762 systems
94% with violations
Texas
7,351 systems
90.2% with violations
US Virgin Islands
256 systems
83.6% with violations
Utah
1,068 systems
97.6% with violations
Vermont
1,357 systems
93% with violations
Virginia
2,821 systems
90% with violations
Washington
4,557 systems
92.1% with violations

About This Data

PlainWater provides free access to drinking water quality data from the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5) program. Our database covers 143,076 public water systems serving over 347 million Americans, with 10,559,500 recorded violations and 10,252 systems tested for PFAS "forever chemicals."