Public water system record
City of Arcadia
Serves Arcadia, Los Angeles County, CA · 51,361 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Arcadia 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
- City of Arcadia draws water from 10 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2016.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 14,346 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 1993
EPA's records for City of Arcadia go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began June 2006, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against City of Arcadia between 2006 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Groundwater Rule |
| May 12, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
| May 14, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Oct 31, 2006 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
City of Arcadia draws water from 10 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Arcadia.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Arcadia 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