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What's Actually In Your Tap Water?

Enter your ZIP code, city, or address to see official EPA and state records for your water utility — real lab results, violation history, lead, PFAS, and disinfection byproducts. Not an estimate, not a sales pitch — the same government data your utility has to report, in plain English.

Data current as of Q3 2026 · last refreshed August 2026
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Every water provider in these states, broken down individually — violations, measured contaminant levels, and filtration guidance for each.

Understand what's in your water

Plain-English explainers on the substances that actually show up in real water quality reports.

What is TTHM?
Disinfection byproducts, explained
Understanding EPA Violation Status
Archived vs. currently open, explained
Is Chromium-6 Dangerous?
What California tracks that federal rules don't
Whole-House vs. Under-Sink Filtration
Which system actually addresses what
Lead and Copper Explained
Why it's usually your plumbing, not the source
What is PFAS?
"Forever chemicals," explained
Arsenic and Uranium Explained
Naturally occurring, not from plumbing
Nitrate and Fluoride Explained
Farm runoff vs. deliberate dental additive
Hardness, pH, and Turbidity
Taste and plumbing, not health, concerns
What is Coliform Bacteria?
An indicator, not proof of contamination
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