Public water system record
City of Brawley
Serves Brawley, Imperial County, CA · 26,862 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Brawley 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
- 1
Key facts
- City of Brawley buys its water from Imperial Irrigation District.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 2023.
- Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5,962 unknown out of 5,962 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Brawley go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2015, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Brawley between 2015 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2023 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 20, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
City of Brawley buys its water from Imperial Irrigation District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Imperial Irrigation District Imperial, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Brawley 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