Public water system record
City of Bishop
Serves Bishop, Inyo County, CA · 3,819 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Bishop 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
- 2
Key facts
- City of Bishop draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 2024.
- Record on file since 2000, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,220 unknown out of 1,222 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, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for City of Bishop go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2009, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against City of Bishop between 2010 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 27, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 11, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| Jul 15, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Bishop draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of Bishop 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
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