Public water system record
City of Hayward
Serves Hayward, Fairview and Cherryland, Alameda County, CA · 162,954 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Hayward in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of Hayward buys its water from San Francisco Regional Water System.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 36,355 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Where the water comes from
City of Hayward buys its water from San Francisco Regional Water System. EPA also lists 4 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Hayward.
Buys water from
- San Francisco Regional Water System Burlingame, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Hayward 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 California.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells