Public water system record
GSWC - Artesia
Serves Lakewood, Artesia and Hawaiian Gardens, Los Angeles County, CA · 50,375 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for GSWC - Artesia 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
- GSWC - Artesia draws water from 7 wells.
- Record on file since 1988, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 10,977 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 1988
EPA's records for GSWC - Artesia go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2005, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
GSWC - Artesia draws water from 7 wells. It also buys water from Cerritos - City, Water Dept. It also has emergency connections to Golden State WC - West Orange County, Long Beach Utilities Department and Lakewood - City, Water Dept. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to GSWC - Artesia.
Buys water from
- Cerritos - City, Water Dept. Cerritos, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Golden State WC - West Orange County Anaheim, CA
- Long Beach Utilities Department Long Beach, CA
- Lakewood - City, Water Dept. Lakewood, CA
Annual water quality report
GSWC - Artesia 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