Public water system record
GSWC - Bell, Bell Gardens
Serves Bell Gardens and Bell, Los Angeles County, CA · 54,877 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for GSWC - Bell, Bell Gardens 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 - Bell, Bell Gardens draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 2010.
- Record on file since 1990, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,662 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 1990
EPA's records for GSWC - Bell, Bell Gardens go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2010, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
May 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Sep 1, 1990 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against GSWC - Bell, Bell Gardens between 1991 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 25, 1999 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Tetrachloroethylene |
| Jul 11, 1991 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Trichloroethylene |
Where the water comes from
GSWC - Bell, Bell Gardens draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. It also has emergency connections to Huntington Park-City, Water Dept., City of Bell Gardens, Tract 180 Mutual Water Co. and Maywood Mutual Water Co. #1. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to GSWC - Bell, Bell Gardens.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Huntington Park-City, Water Dept. Huntington Park, CA
- City of Bell Gardens Downey, CA
- Tract 180 Mutual Water Co. Cudahy, CA
- Maywood Mutual Water Co. #1 Huntington Park, CA
Annual water quality report
GSWC - Bell, Bell Gardens 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