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Water Violations by City

US cities ranked by EPA health-based drinking water violations in the last 5 years. Sourced from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).

Cities with Violations

6,619

Total Violations

134,133

People Affected

173,745,442

Top 250 Cities by Violations

Showing top 250 of 6,619 cities with violations

#CityViolationsGrade
1DES PERESTexas1757
F
2LUBBOCKTexas931
F
3AUSTINTexas806
F
4BRADYTexas712
F
5HOUSTONTexas689
F
6BARNSDALLOklahoma677
F
7WILEYColorado654
F
8HOMINYOklahoma641
F
9FARMERVILLELouisiana605
F
10MANZANOLAColorado576
F
11CYPRESSTexas546
F
12WEWOKAOklahoma525
F
13BOSWELLOklahoma505
F
14DES PERESArizona485
F
15ROCKY FORDColorado474
F
16ZWOLLELouisiana448
F
17HUNTINGTONTexas442
F
18WAUKESHAWisconsin421
F
19MANYLouisiana418
F
20MAYSVILLEOklahoma418
F
21LIVINGSTONTexas414
F
22LA JUNTAColorado401
F
23VIDORTexas401
F
24MARIONLouisiana388
F
25WINNFIELDLouisiana387
F
26FAIRFAXOklahoma379
F
27SHALLOWATERTexas377
F
28MCALESTEROklahoma368
F
29WICHITA FALLSTexas362
F
30MUSKOGEEOklahoma357
F
31COUSHATTALouisiana350
F
32CLEVELANDOklahoma338
F
33FERRIDAYLouisiana333
F
34MANSFIELDLouisiana332
F
35SPRINGERNew Mexico330
F
36CHECOTAHOklahoma323
F
37DES PERESLouisiana322
F
38LAS VEGASNevada321
F
39MADILLOklahoma312
F
40ATOKAOklahoma310
F
41SALINASCalifornia305
F
42GILBERTLouisiana303
F
43PROVENCALLouisiana296
F
44RENONevada296
F
45ANTLERSOklahoma296
F
46NOWATAOklahoma294
F
47MANDEVILLELouisiana281
F
48FREEPORTTexas275
F
49BONITALouisiana272
F
50MILLERSVIEWTexas271
F
51WAGONEROklahoma270
F
52MARLINTexas269
F
53VALDOSTAGeorgia265
F
54STRINGTOWNOklahoma265
F
55WEST MONROELouisiana261
F
56MORRISOklahoma256
F
57CHERAWColorado255
F
58ARPTexas250
F
59DUBACHLouisiana249
F
60AXTELLTexas248
F
61TAHOKATexas247
F
62RIESELTexas246
F
63RYANOklahoma245
F
64BERNICELouisiana243
F
65RINGGOLDLouisiana240
F
66DENTONMontana240
F
67BOYNTONOklahoma238
F
68ALEXANDRIALouisiana236
F
69SMITHFIELDVirginia235
F
70CLAYTONOklahoma232
F
71BARKSDALETexas230
F
72WAURIKAOklahoma229
F
73HUNTSVILLETexas227
F
74MARICOPAArizona226
F
75ALBUQUERQUENew Mexico222
F
76IDABELOklahoma220
F
77SALINELouisiana219
F
78KERRVILLETexas219
F
79LAS VEGASNew Mexico217
F
80BEGGSOklahoma216
F
81OKMULGEEOklahoma215
F
82RESCUEVirginia214
F
83CIMARRONNew Mexico213
F
84CLYDETexas213
F
85BONNERS FERRYIdaho209
F
86TUCSONArizona207
F
87EUFAULAOklahoma203
F
88COLORADO SPRINGSColorado201
F
89PAWNEEOklahoma200
F
90YUMAArizona193
F
91SEAGRAVESTexas190
F
92SPIROOklahoma189
F
93LUFKINTexas188
F
94BENAVIDESTexas187
F
95NEWELLTONLouisiana183
F
96BARKERTexas183
F
97CASTORLouisiana182
F
98TULLOSLouisiana182
F
99DEFIANCEOhio180
F
100FRANKLINLouisiana179
F
101OKARCHEOklahoma179
F
102PHOENIXArizona177
F
103HARTSHORNEOklahoma177
F
104HUGOOklahoma177
F
105ASHEROklahoma177
F
106JASPERTexas177
F
107SARGENTTexas177
F
108RAYVILLELouisiana176
F
109PITTSBURGOklahoma176
F
110NEW SUMMERFIELDTexas176
F
111CHARLOTTENorth Carolina175
F
112CONVERSELouisiana174
F
113ARDMOREOklahoma174
F
114WELLSTexas173
F
115HELENAArkansas172
F
116AVANTOklahoma171
F
117SMYERTexas171
F
118WEATHERFORDTexas169
F
119COTTAGE GROVEOregon168
F
120LOVINGTONTexas168
F
121MATAGORDATexas167
F
122REXBURGIdaho164
F
123CLAREMOREOklahoma164
F
124BELOITKansas163
F
125CALERAOklahoma162
F
126EAKLYOklahoma162
F
127TEMPLEOklahoma161
F
128WOLFFORTHTexas161
F
129MADERACalifornia160
F
130BARTLESVILLEOklahoma159
F
131MCCURTAINOklahoma159
F
132Inver Grove HeightsMinnesota158
F
133TATITLEKAlaska157
F
134BOSSIER CITYLouisiana157
F
135GLENNew Hampshire157
F
136HEMPHILLTexas157
F
137HARRISONBURGLouisiana156
F
138LORDSBURGNew Mexico156
F
139ODESSATexas155
F
140NOMETexas155
F
141HASKELLOklahoma153
F
142NOBLEOklahoma150
F
143KIOWAOklahoma149
F
144CROWELLTexas149
F
145GRAYSONLouisiana146
F
146WELCHTexas146
F
147ANCHORAGEAlaska145
F
148WANETTEOklahoma145
F
149SUNLAND PARKNew Mexico143
F
150COPANOklahoma143
F
151SHELBYVILLETexas143
F
152PEWAUKEEWisconsin143
F
153NASHOBAOklahoma142
F
154DE LEONTexas142
F
155ALTUSOklahoma141
F
156ATHENSTexas141
F
157BELLE CHASSELouisiana140
F
158SEDONAArizona139
F
159WARDENSVILLEWest Virginia139
F
160KEOTAOklahoma138
F
161WALLERTexas138
F
162PLAINSTexas137
F
163CARBONDALEColorado136
F
164RYEColorado135
F
165SOPHIAWest Virginia135
F
166MOUNDSOklahoma134
F
167TECUMSEHOklahoma134
F
168WAITSFIELDVermont134
F
169CLAYTONLouisiana133
F
170GRANDFIELDOklahoma133
F
171DENVERMichigan131
F
172WHITHARRALTexas131
F
173COMPTONArkansas130
F
174PROVIDENCEKentucky130
F
175JOYCELouisiana130
F
176MIDLANDTexas130
F
177GAILTexas130
F
178SYLVIAKansas129
F
179OXFORDIowa128
F
180ZAVALLATexas128
F
181COMANCHEOklahoma127
F
182Wisconsin DellsWisconsin127
F
183WELLTONArizona126
F
184ST. MARTINVILLELouisiana125
F
185DOWNSVILLELouisiana123
F
186GRAND CANELouisiana123
F
187SIKESLouisiana123
F
188CALVINLouisiana123
F
189OLUSTEEOklahoma123
F
190MORGANTOWNPennsylvania123
F
191STERLINGTONLouisiana122
F
192LEWISTOWNMontana122
F
193INDIANAPennsylvania122
F
194FREDERICKSBURGTexas122
F
195WELCHWest Virginia122
F
196SILOAM SPRINGSArkansas121
F
197WHEAT RIDGEColorado121
F
198RIDGECRESTLouisiana121
F
199WISTEROklahoma121
F
200LAKE PROVIDENCELouisiana120
F
201CREOLELouisiana120
F
202POTEAUOklahoma120
F
203BAKERSFIELDCalifornia119
F
204TALIHINAOklahoma118
F
205SCHULTEROklahoma118
F
206LANCASTERCalifornia117
F
207YALEOklahoma116
F
208BROKEN ARROWOklahoma115
F
209ANADARKOOklahoma115
F
210COUNCIL HILLOklahoma115
F
211WELLMANTexas115
F
212SHREVEPORTLouisiana114
F
213TIPTONOklahoma114
F
214CYCLONEPennsylvania114
F
215ALICETexas114
F
216LAREDOTexas113
F
217TIMPSONTexas113
F
218TALLULAHLouisiana112
F
219CALUMETOklahoma112
F
220CROCKETTTexas112
F
221TIJERASNew Mexico111
F
222SHIDLEROklahoma111
F
223GARYTexas111
F
224ROWENATexas111
F
225HOLLYColorado110
F
226OIL CITYLouisiana110
F
227SAN ANGELOTexas110
F
228MALLARDIowa109
F
229BELMONTLouisiana109
F
230FORT GIBSONOklahoma109
F
231TRINITYTexas109
F
232GROESBECKTexas109
F
233WOODLAWNTexas109
F
234LAWRENCEVILLEVirginia109
F
235FLAGSTAFFArizona108
F
236SALEMIndiana108
F
237FORT DODGEIowa107
F
238CAMPTILouisiana107
F
239GibbonMinnesota107
F
240CONROETexas107
F
241AMMONIdaho106
F
242PHILLIPSNebraska106
F
243SAN AUGUSTINETexas106
F
244JACKSONMississippi104
F
245COWETAOklahoma104
F
246EL PASOTexas104
F
247NEW HOMETexas104
F
248WRIGHT CITYOklahoma103
F
249BANDONOregon103
F
250HAHIRAGeorgia102
F
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