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Heber Public Utility District

Serves Heber, Imperial County, CA · 6,979 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Heber Public Utility District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • CA1310007
  • HEBER
  • CA
  • 6,979 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 92249
EPA system ID CA1310007

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Heber Public Utility District buys its water from Imperial Irrigation District.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, August 2023.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,722 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Heber Public Utility District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 2
2000s 4 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 8 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.072 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0848 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0845 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0823 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.9118 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (11 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0906 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0882 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0813 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 1995 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Heber Public Utility District between 1993 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 16, 2023 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Feb 23, 2016 California Compliance order (no penalty) 7 violations (7 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 8, 2013 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 29, 2012 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Feb 13, 2007 California Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 8, 2006 California Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 8, 1993 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

3 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Heber Public Utility District 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

Heber Public Utility District 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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