Public water system record
City of Eureka
Serves Eureka and Bayview, Humboldt County, CA · 27,078 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Eureka 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 Eureka buys its water from Humboldt Bay MWD.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 10,190 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.
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Eureka go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began June 1993, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Eureka buys its water from Humboldt Bay MWD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has emergency connections to City of Arcata and Humboldt C.S.D. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Eureka.
Buys water from
- Humboldt Bay MWD Eureka, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Arcata Arcata, CA
- Humboldt C.S.D. Cutten, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Humboldt C.S.D. Cutten, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Eureka 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