Public water system record
El Monte-City, Water Dept.
Serves El Monte, Los Angeles County, CA · 22,968 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for El Monte-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
- 0
Key facts
- El Monte-City, Water Dept. draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, December 2012.
- Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,010 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 1992
EPA's records for El Monte-City, Water Dept. go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2012, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against El Monte-City, Water Dept. between 1993 and 2012. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2012 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 7, 2000 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 26, 1997 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 22, 1994 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Tetrachloroethylene |
| Dec 20, 1993 | California | Administrative penalty | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 23, 1993 | California | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
El Monte-City, Water Dept. draws water from 6 wells. It also buys water from San Gabriel Valley Water Co.-El Monte. It also has emergency connections to Cal/Am Water Company - Baldwin Hills and GSWC-South San Gabriel.
Buys water from
- San Gabriel Valley Water Co.-El Monte El Monte, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Cal/Am Water Company - Baldwin Hills Rosemead, CA
- GSWC-South San Gabriel San Dimas, CA
Annual water quality report
El Monte-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