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Los Angeles, City of - Power Plant #1

Serves an area of Los Angeles County, CA · 29 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Los Angeles, City of - Power Plant #1 in the last ten years.

  • CA1900555
  • LOS ANGELES
  • CA
  • 29 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 90012
EPA system ID CA1900555

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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 #1 draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 1998.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 19 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.

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 #1 go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 5 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began February 1998, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1993 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 5 formal enforcement actions against Los Angeles, City of - Power Plant #1 between 1994 and 1998. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 1998.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 17, 1998 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 31, 1997 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 #1 draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Los Angeles, City of - Power Plant #1 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 #1 for a copy.

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