EPA records list 49,342 active community water systems serving about 276.7 million people (EPA SDWA, July to September 2026).
Source: EPA SDWIS (ECHO SDWA bulk download), data as of Oct 14, 2026
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Service areas are from EPA's community water system boundary data. Some are modeled estimates, not utility maps; your water bill names your utility. About 16% of people live in areas whose boundary EPA modeled.
Service-area boundaries: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3), including data provided by states and utilities. License and credits · Report an error
| Reported result | Systems |
|---|---|
| PFOA or PFOS averaged above 4.0 ppt | 342 |
| Lead above the 15 ppb action level | 113 |
| Health-standard violation | 8,020 |
| More than one of these results | 152 |
| None of these results in EPA records | 21,472 |
| No data | 4,517 |