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

#	City	State	Population	Violations	Grade
1	DES PERES Texas	Texas	31,200	1757	F
2	LUBBOCK Texas	Texas	276,850	931	F
3	AUSTIN Texas	Texas	1,816,006	806	F
4	BRADY Texas	Texas	5,434	712	F
5	HOUSTON Texas	Texas	5,960,921	689	F
6	BARNSDALL Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,804	677	F
7	WILEY Colorado	Colorado	1,905	654	F
8	HOMINY Oklahoma	Oklahoma	2,584	641	F
9	FARMERVILLE Louisiana	Louisiana	12,351	605	F
10	MANZANOLA Colorado	Colorado	967	576	F
11	CYPRESS Texas	Texas	75,768	546	F
12	WEWOKA Oklahoma	Oklahoma	4,352	525	F
13	BOSWELL Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,782	505	F
14	DES PERES Arizona	Arizona	14,744	485	F
15	ROCKY FORD Colorado	Colorado	6,028	474	F
16	ZWOLLE Louisiana	Louisiana	11,862	448	F
17	HUNTINGTON Texas	Texas	9,721	442	F
18	WAUKESHA Wisconsin	Wisconsin	72,340	421	F
19	MANY Louisiana	Louisiana	20,592	418	F
20	MAYSVILLE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,212	418	F
21	LIVINGSTON Texas	Texas	46,873	414	F
22	LA JUNTA Colorado	Colorado	10,097	401	F
23	VIDOR Texas	Texas	16,653	401	F
24	MARION Louisiana	Louisiana	3,516	388	F
25	WINNFIELD Louisiana	Louisiana	12,090	387	F
26	FAIRFAX Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,655	379	F
27	SHALLOWATER Texas	Texas	3,241	377	F
28	MCALESTER Oklahoma	Oklahoma	28,783	368	F
29	WICHITA FALLS Texas	Texas	118,190	362	F
30	MUSKOGEE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	43,745	357	F
31	COUSHATTA Louisiana	Louisiana	13,113	350	F
32	CLEVELAND Oklahoma	Oklahoma	6,844	338	F
33	FERRIDAY Louisiana	Louisiana	12,804	333	F
34	MANSFIELD Louisiana	Louisiana	18,036	332	F
35	SPRINGER New Mexico	New Mexico	1,514	330	F
36	CHECOTAH Oklahoma	Oklahoma	11,036	323	F
37	DES PERES Louisiana	Louisiana	64,285	322	F
38	LAS VEGAS Nevada	Nevada	1,573,164	321	F
39	MADILL Oklahoma	Oklahoma	23,659	312	F
40	ATOKA Oklahoma	Oklahoma	7,313	310	F
41	SALINAS California	California	64,442	305	F
42	GILBERT Louisiana	Louisiana	11,001	303	F
43	PROVENCAL Louisiana	Louisiana	2,751	296	F
44	RENO Nevada	Nevada	457,251	296	F
45	ANTLERS Oklahoma	Oklahoma	7,372	296	F
46	NOWATA Oklahoma	Oklahoma	7,101	294	F
47	MANDEVILLE Louisiana	Louisiana	64,653	281	F
48	FREEPORT Texas	Texas	15,123	275	F
49	BONITA Louisiana	Louisiana	1,122	272	F
50	MILLERSVIEW Texas	Texas	3,987	271	F
51	WAGONER Oklahoma	Oklahoma	16,242	270	F
52	MARLIN Texas	Texas	11,320	269	F
53	VALDOSTA Georgia	Georgia	77,511	265	F
54	STRINGTOWN Oklahoma	Oklahoma	2,057	265	F
55	WEST MONROE Louisiana	Louisiana	116,661	261	F
56	MORRIS Oklahoma	Oklahoma	5,750	256	F
57	CHERAW Colorado	Colorado	408	255	F
58	ARP Texas	Texas	4,723	250	F
59	DUBACH Louisiana	Louisiana	4,218	249	F
60	AXTELL Texas	Texas	3,515	248	F
61	TAHOKA Texas	Texas	2,514	247	F
62	RIESEL Texas	Texas	2,220	246	F
63	RYAN Oklahoma	Oklahoma	800	245	F
64	BERNICE Louisiana	Louisiana	8,310	243	F
65	RINGGOLD Louisiana	Louisiana	4,911	240	F
66	DENTON Montana	Montana	255	240	F
67	BOYNTON Oklahoma	Oklahoma	510	238	F
68	ALEXANDRIA Louisiana	Louisiana	69,259	236	F
69	SMITHFIELD Virginia	Virginia	8,791	235	F
70	CLAYTON Oklahoma	Oklahoma	2,226	232	F
71	BARKSDALE Texas	Texas	279	230	F
72	WAURIKA Oklahoma	Oklahoma	2,100	229	F
73	HUNTSVILLE Texas	Texas	103,489	227	F
74	MARICOPA Arizona	Arizona	117,033	226	F
75	ALBUQUERQUE New Mexico	New Mexico	630,393	222	F
76	IDABEL Oklahoma	Oklahoma	6,952	220	F
77	SALINE Louisiana	Louisiana	2,901	219	F
78	KERRVILLE Texas	Texas	25,899	219	F
79	LAS VEGAS New Mexico	New Mexico	14,753	217	F
80	BEGGS Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,364	216	F
81	OKMULGEE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	15,852	215	F
82	RESCUE Virginia	Virginia	203	214	F
83	CIMARRON New Mexico	New Mexico	3,600	213	F
84	CLYDE Texas	Texas	11,485	213	F
85	BONNERS FERRY Idaho	Idaho	9,837	209	F
86	TUCSON Arizona	Arizona	898,441	207	F
87	EUFAULA Oklahoma	Oklahoma	13,284	203	F
88	COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado	Colorado	567,577	201	F
89	PAWNEE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	3,555	200	F
90	YUMA Arizona	Arizona	162,292	193	F
91	SEAGRAVES Texas	Texas	2,417	190	F
92	SPIRO Oklahoma	Oklahoma	13,094	189	F
93	LUFKIN Texas	Texas	79,110	188	F
94	BENAVIDES Texas	Texas	2,645	187	F
95	NEWELLTON Louisiana	Louisiana	1,100	183	F
96	BARKER Texas	Texas	867	183	F
97	CASTOR Louisiana	Louisiana	2,685	182	F
98	TULLOS Louisiana	Louisiana	792	182	F
99	DEFIANCE Ohio	Ohio	20,157	180	F
100	FRANKLIN Louisiana	Louisiana	8,725	179	F
101	OKARCHE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,360	179	F
102	PHOENIX Arizona	Arizona	2,288,453	177	F
103	HARTSHORNE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	6,521	177	F
104	HUGO Oklahoma	Oklahoma	5,640	177	F
105	ASHER Oklahoma	Oklahoma	375	177	F
106	JASPER Texas	Texas	24,183	177	F
107	SARGENT Texas	Texas	3,328	177	F
108	RAYVILLE Louisiana	Louisiana	8,547	176	F
109	PITTSBURG Oklahoma	Oklahoma	280	176	F
110	NEW SUMMERFIELD Texas	Texas	1,884	176	F
111	CHARLOTTE North Carolina	North Carolina	1,253,056	175	F
112	CONVERSE Louisiana	Louisiana	1,821	174	F
113	ARDMORE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	36,278	174	F
114	WELLS Texas	Texas	1,504	173	F
115	HELENA Arkansas	Arkansas	8,589	172	F
116	AVANT Oklahoma	Oklahoma	361	171	F
117	SMYER Texas	Texas	474	171	F
118	WEATHERFORD Texas	Texas	35,527	169	F
119	COTTAGE GROVE Oregon	Oregon	11,519	168	F
120	LOVINGTON Texas	Texas	60	168	F
121	MATAGORDA Texas	Texas	1,846	167	F
122	REXBURG Idaho	Idaho	40,973	164	F
123	CLAREMORE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	59,522	164	F
124	BELOIT Kansas	Kansas	5,800	163	F
125	CALERA Oklahoma	Oklahoma	2,815	162	F
126	EAKLY Oklahoma	Oklahoma	277	162	F
127	TEMPLE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,146	161	F
128	WOLFFORTH Texas	Texas	9,789	161	F
129	MADERA California	California	88,990	160	F
130	BARTLESVILLE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	35,948	159	F
131	MCCURTAIN Oklahoma	Oklahoma	560	159	F
132	Inver Grove Heights Minnesota	Minnesota	35,374	158	F
133	TATITLEK Alaska	Alaska	95	157	F
134	BOSSIER CITY Louisiana	Louisiana	79,407	157	F
135	GLEN New Hampshire	New Hampshire	2,217	157	F
136	HEMPHILL Texas	Texas	16,464	157	F
137	HARRISONBURG Louisiana	Louisiana	6,975	156	F
138	LORDSBURG New Mexico	New Mexico	3,393	156	F
139	ODESSA Texas	Texas	139,068	155	F
140	NOME Texas	Texas	825	155	F
141	HASKELL Oklahoma	Oklahoma	2,015	153	F
142	NOBLE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	6,087	150	F
143	KIOWA Oklahoma	Oklahoma	856	149	F
144	CROWELL Texas	Texas	1,039	149	F
145	GRAYSON Louisiana	Louisiana	4,476	146	F
146	WELCH Texas	Texas	315	146	F
147	ANCHORAGE Alaska	Alaska	248,715	145	F
148	WANETTE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	402	145	F
149	SUNLAND PARK New Mexico	New Mexico	19,466	143	F
150	COPAN Oklahoma	Oklahoma	733	143	F
151	SHELBYVILLE Texas	Texas	5,567	143	F
152	PEWAUKEE Wisconsin	Wisconsin	17,799	143	F
153	NASHOBA Oklahoma	Oklahoma	725	142	F
154	DE LEON Texas	Texas	3,428	142	F
155	ALTUS Oklahoma	Oklahoma	23,699	141	F
156	ATHENS Texas	Texas	36,985	141	F
157	BELLE CHASSE Louisiana	Louisiana	32,082	140	F
158	SEDONA Arizona	Arizona	10,648	139	F
159	WARDENSVILLE West Virginia	West Virginia	788	139	F
160	KEOTA Oklahoma	Oklahoma	564	138	F
161	WALLER Texas	Texas	11,506	138	F
162	PLAINS Texas	Texas	1,355	137	F
163	CARBONDALE Colorado	Colorado	8,075	136	F
164	RYE Colorado	Colorado	745	135	F
165	SOPHIA West Virginia	West Virginia	18,275	135	F
166	MOUNDS Oklahoma	Oklahoma	10,470	134	F
167	TECUMSEH Oklahoma	Oklahoma	6,188	134	F
168	WAITSFIELD Vermont	Vermont	1,455	134	F
169	CLAYTON Louisiana	Louisiana	1,623	133	F
170	GRANDFIELD Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,110	133	F
171	DENVER Michigan	Michigan	7,734	131	F
172	WHITHARRAL Texas	Texas	200	131	F
173	COMPTON Arkansas	Arkansas	990	130	F
174	PROVIDENCE Kentucky	Kentucky	4,538	130	F
175	JOYCE Louisiana	Louisiana	840	130	F
176	MIDLAND Texas	Texas	164,300	130	F
177	GAIL Texas	Texas	275	130	F
178	SYLVIA Kansas	Kansas	210	129	F
179	OXFORD Iowa	Iowa	4,176	128	F
180	ZAVALLA Texas	Texas	1,244	128	F
181	COMANCHE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	3,259	127	F
182	Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin	Wisconsin	3,507	127	F
183	WELLTON Arizona	Arizona	3,163	126	F
184	ST. MARTINVILLE Louisiana	Louisiana	13,974	125	F
185	DOWNSVILLE Louisiana	Louisiana	4,914	123	F
186	GRAND CANE Louisiana	Louisiana	4,506	123	F
187	SIKES Louisiana	Louisiana	639	123	F
188	CALVIN Louisiana	Louisiana	591	123	F
189	OLUSTEE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	607	123	F
190	MORGANTOWN Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	14,370	123	F
191	STERLINGTON Louisiana	Louisiana	1,095	122	F
192	LEWISTOWN Montana	Montana	6,078	122	F
193	INDIANA Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	14,693	122	F
194	FREDERICKSBURG Texas	Texas	11,773	122	F
195	WELCH West Virginia	West Virginia	11,446	122	F
196	SILOAM SPRINGS Arkansas	Arkansas	21,543	121	F
197	WHEAT RIDGE Colorado	Colorado	42,275	121	F
198	RIDGECREST Louisiana	Louisiana	684	121	F
199	WISTER Oklahoma	Oklahoma	5,057	121	F
200	LAKE PROVIDENCE Louisiana	Louisiana	6,954	120	F
201	CREOLE Louisiana	Louisiana	576	120	F
202	POTEAU Oklahoma	Oklahoma	9,999	120	F
203	BAKERSFIELD California	California	136,262	119	F
204	TALIHINA Oklahoma	Oklahoma	2,450	118	F
205	SCHULTER Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,890	118	F
206	LANCASTER California	California	8,296	117	F
207	YALE Oklahoma	Oklahoma	2,047	116	F
208	BROKEN ARROW Oklahoma	Oklahoma	142,122	115	F
209	ANADARKO Oklahoma	Oklahoma	6,804	115	F
210	COUNCIL HILL Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,300	115	F
211	WELLMAN Texas	Texas	200	115	F
212	SHREVEPORT Louisiana	Louisiana	202,179	114	F
213	TIPTON Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,194	114	F
214	CYCLONE Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	87	114	F
215	ALICE Texas	Texas	21,054	114	F
216	LAREDO Texas	Texas	271,820	113	F
217	TIMPSON Texas	Texas	4,540	113	F
218	TALLULAH Louisiana	Louisiana	12,132	112	F
219	CALUMET Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,350	112	F
220	CROCKETT Texas	Texas	22,370	112	F
221	TIJERAS New Mexico	New Mexico	10,321	111	F
222	SHIDLER Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1,904	111	F
223	GARY Texas	Texas	3,174	111	F
224	ROWENA Texas	Texas	528	111	F
225	HOLLY Colorado	Colorado	1,226	110	F
226	OIL CITY Louisiana	Louisiana	2,148	110	F
227	SAN ANGELO Texas	Texas	116,298	110	F
228	MALLARD Iowa	Iowa	257	109	F
229	BELMONT Louisiana	Louisiana	2,805	109	F
230	FORT GIBSON Oklahoma	Oklahoma	8,002	109	F
231	TRINITY Texas	Texas	11,878	109	F
232	GROESBECK Texas	Texas	5,999	109	F
233	WOODLAWN Texas	Texas	3,051	109	F
234	LAWRENCEVILLE Virginia	Virginia	11,763	109	F
235	FLAGSTAFF Arizona	Arizona	93,774	108	F
236	SALEM Indiana	Indiana	16,813	108	F
237	FORT DODGE Iowa	Iowa	29,432	107	F
238	CAMPTI Louisiana	Louisiana	2,970	107	F
239	Gibbon Minnesota	Minnesota	890	107	F
240	CONROE Texas	Texas	149,939	107	F
241	AMMON Idaho	Idaho	17,383	106	F
242	PHILLIPS Nebraska	Nebraska	385	106	F
243	SAN AUGUSTINE Texas	Texas	5,197	106	F
244	JACKSON Mississippi	Mississippi	218,596	104	F
245	COWETA Oklahoma	Oklahoma	13,701	104	F
246	EL PASO Texas	Texas	761,230	104	F
247	NEW HOME Texas	Texas	965	104	F
248	WRIGHT CITY Oklahoma	Oklahoma	792	103	F
249	BANDON Oregon	Oregon	3,331	103	F
250	HAHIRA Georgia	Georgia	4,150	102	F

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