Public water system record
Compton-City, Water Dept.
Serves Compton, Los Angeles County, CA · 74,877 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Compton-City, Water Dept. 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
- 2
Key facts
- Compton-City, Water Dept. draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, August 2019.
- Record on file since 2004, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 15,209 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Compton-City, Water Dept. go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Compton-City, Water Dept. between 2004 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 12, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 8, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Compton-City, Water Dept. draws water from 7 wells. It also buys water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. It also has emergency connections to Lynwood-City, Water Dept., Suburban Water Systems - Sativa, Long Beach Utilities Department, Liberty Utilities - Compton and California Water Service Co. - Dominguez. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Compton-City, Water Dept.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Lynwood-City, Water Dept. Lynwood, CA
- Suburban Water Systems - Sativa Covina, CA
- Long Beach Utilities Department Long Beach, CA
- Liberty Utilities - Compton Downey, CA
- California Water Service Co. - Dominguez San Jose, CA
Annual water quality report
Compton-City, Water Dept. 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