The ability to trust that our basic needs are met is the foundation of a healthy psyche, according to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. These needs include access to food, water, shelter, and other physiological necessities. When we cannot fulfill those needs, items and tasks that appear higher on the hierarchy, like freedom, friendship, self-esteem, and self-actualization, become more difficult or impossible to achieve.
Unfortunately, even in a developed country like the U.S., our drinking water is not always safe. Instances like lead contamination in Flint, Michigan, water treatment plant failures in Jackson, Mississippi, and a Navy fuel storage facility leak in Honolulu are all evidence of some of the issues and dysfunctional systems that can lead to unsafe water. All of those instances are now public and either resolved or in the process of being resolved; however, despite its illegality, organizations in charge of ensuring clean, potable water for their constituents aren’t always transparent about the state of their product, thereby violating federal law.
The Government Performance and Results Act requires all federal entities to produce performance reports that include relevant statistics about their work. Part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s reports contain data about a wide variety of water quality violations, including which organizations have failed to comply with public notice rules for water contamination that they discover.
Using the EPA’s GPRA Violation Report for public notice violations, Stacker compiled a list of the largest organizations in violation of the law requiring the public to be notified of contaminated drinking water between January and June 2022. Organizations are ranked by the size of the population they serve. Ties were broken by the number of public notice violations incurred.
Read on to see which organizations in your state have incurred the largest violations.
#20. Devils Creek Estates Home Assoc
– Population served: 145
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 1
#19. Camp Ingawanis-Ranger Well
– Population served: 150
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 2
#18. P.M. Park Trustees-East
– Population served: 152
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 2
#17. Monticello Jellystone Park
– Population served: 153
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 2
#16. Village Creek Bible Camp
– Population served: 166
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 14
#15. Mt Joy Mobile Home Park
– Population served: 173
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 2
#14. Denali’S On The River
– Population served: 185
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 2
#13. Camp Wyoming
– Population served: 191
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 6
#12. Saint Peter & Paul Parish – Sherril
– Population served: 200
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 4
#11. Romantix Inc
– Population served: 204
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 2
#10. Camp Abe Lincoln
– Population served: 210
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 2
#9. Dodds Valley View Water Assn
– Population served: 220
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 8
#8. Coralville Lake-Ad Bldg
– Population served: 275
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 1
#7. Fertile Municipal Water
– Population served: 305
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 2
#6. Triple Play Llc
– Population served: 400
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 2
#5. Camp Ingawanis-Maple Well
– Population served: 402
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 2
#4. Troy Store
– Population served: 502
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 2
#3. Caseys Store (Nichols) #2472
– Population served: 603
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 3
#2. Caseys General Store (Anamosa)
– Population served: 1,215
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 1
#1. Wellman Municipal Waterworks
– Population served: 1,524
– Number of violations from January-June 2022: 2
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