Public water system record
Pechanga
Serves Oceanside, San Diego County, CA · 29,100 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Pechanga in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Pechanga draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1991, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 53 unknown out of 282 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Active |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Pechanga go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 73 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 42 |
| 2000s | 4 | 31 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2003, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Pechanga draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has a seasonal connection to Rancho California Water District.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Rancho California Water District Temecula, CA
Annual water quality report
Pechanga must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by EPA Region 9.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells