Public water system record
Los Angeles, City of - Power Plant #2
Serves an area of Los Angeles County, CA · 44 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Los Angeles, City of - Power Plant #2 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
- Los Angeles, City of - Power Plant #2 draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, May 1996.
- Record on file since 1992, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 15 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 1992
EPA's records for Los Angeles, City of - Power Plant #2 go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2008, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0125 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0125 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Los Angeles, City of - Power Plant #2 between 1994 and 1996. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1996 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 12, 1995 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 13, 1994 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 30, 1994 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Los Angeles, City of - Power Plant #2 draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Los Angeles, City of - Power Plant #2 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Los Angeles, City of - Power Plant #2 for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
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