Drinking Water & PFAS • 6 min read • Last Updated November 1, 2026

Tap Water Quality & PFAS Check by Address: How to Screen EPA SDWIS Water Violations Before Buying

Compiled & Verified by: FullPropertyReport Environmental & Market Research Team

Primary Sources: U.S. EPA ECHO/RCRA/SDWIS • FEMA NFHL/NRI • USDA SSURGO • FHFA HPI • HUD SAFMR • U.S. Census

How to screen any home or land parcel for EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) utility violations, Clean Water Act 303(d) impaired water bodies, NPDES industrial dischargers, and PFAS forever-chemical sources.

What the EPA SDWIS & Clean Water Act Databases Reveal About Your Water

When buying a home on municipal water or a rural parcel on a private well, checking taste and odor is not enough. The U.S. EPA tracks public drinking water utilities under the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), wastewater discharge permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), and polluted rivers, lakes, and aquifers under Clean Water Act Section 303(d).

Screening for Nearby PFAS ('Forever Chemical') Industrial Sources

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) persist in groundwater for decades around chemical manufacturing plants, electroplating shops, paper mills, airports, military firefighting training areas, and wastewater treatment plants. Our 6-in-1 property scan checks both public water system compliance dockets and nearby industrial RCRA/TRI facilities associated with PFAS and solvent discharges within 1.0 to 2.0 miles.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I check if my city tap water or watershed has EPA violations?

Run an address or ZIP code scan on FullPropertyReport to see all tracked SDWIS drinking water systems, active health-based or monitoring violations, NPDES wastewater dischargers, and Section 303(d) impaired water bodies in your watershed.

What filtration removes PFAS and VOCs from residential drinking water?

NSF/ANSI 53 or NSF/ANSI 58 certified under-sink Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems and two-stage Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) filters are the gold standard for reducing PFOA, PFOS, lead, and volatile organic compounds at the tap.