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New Underwood tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in New Underwood. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, New Underwood is served by 3 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 923 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 16 violations across the community water system(s) serving New Underwood, going back to the earliest EPA record. 4 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
New Underwood
679 served · groundwater · PWSID SD4600224 - Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in October 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in October 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring contaminant code null: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in May 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Oaks Water Users Association
180 served · groundwater · PWSID SD4602135 - Health-based Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in February 2015. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Copper Oaks I
64 served · groundwater · PWSID SD4602136 - Health-based Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 3 times between February 2015 and November 2023. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.