Public water system record
Foothill Municipal Water Dist.
Serves Altadena, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta-Montrose and 1 more place, Los Angeles County, CA · Population served not reported
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Foothill Municipal Water Dist. 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
- 3
Key facts
- Foothill Municipal Water Dist. buys its water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2025.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Foothill Municipal Water Dist. go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2008, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Foothill Municipal Water Dist. between 2020 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2025 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Dec 18, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
Foothill Municipal Water Dist. buys its water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 7 other community water systems buy water from Foothill Municipal Water Dist.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Crescenta Valley CWD La Crescenta, CA
- La Canada Irrigation Dist. La Canada, CA
- Las Flores Water Co. Altadena, CA
- Liberty Utilities - Mesa Crest Downey, CA
- Lincoln Avenue Water Co. Altadena, CA
- Rubio Canon Land & Water Association Altadena, CA
- Valley Water Co. La Canada Flintridge, CA
Annual water quality report
Foothill Municipal Water Dist. 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.
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.
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