Public water system record
California Water Service Co. - Ela
Serves East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA · 152,474 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for California Water Service Co. - Ela 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
- California Water Service Co. - Ela draws water from 11 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, May 2000.
- Record on file since 1995, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 26,874 unknown out of 27,466 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 1995
EPA's records for California Water Service Co. - Ela go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began April 1996, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 8, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against California Water Service Co. - Ela in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2000 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
California Water Service Co. - Ela draws water from 11 wells. It also buys water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. 4 other public water systems have emergency connections to California Water Service Co. - Ela.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Annual water quality report
California Water Service Co. - Ela 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