Public water system record
City of California City
Serves California City, Kern County, CA · 14,198 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of California City in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
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 California City draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 2022.
- Record on file since 1992, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,788 unknown out of 4,793 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, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of California City go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (12 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2013, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 98 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against City of California City between 1998 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 14, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 23, 2006 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 1, 1998 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of California City draws water from 4 wells. It also buys water from Antelope Valley E Kern Wtr Agy-Rosamond.
Buys water from
- Antelope Valley E Kern Wtr Agy-Rosamond Palmdale, CA
Annual water quality report
City of California City 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