Public water system record
Long Beach Utilities Department
Serves Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA · 466,772 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Long Beach Utilities Department 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
- 1
Key facts
- Long Beach Utilities Department draws water from 24 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 2017.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 89,524 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Long Beach Utilities Department in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Toluene |
Where the water comes from
Long Beach Utilities Department draws water from 24 wells. It also buys water from Lakewood - City, Water Dept. and Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. 5 other public water systems have emergency connections to Long Beach Utilities Department.
Buys water from
- Lakewood - City, Water Dept. Lakewood, CA
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Annual water quality report
Long Beach Utilities Department 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