Public water system record
Lynwood-City, Water Dept.
Serves Lynwood, Los Angeles County, CA · 66,967 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Lynwood-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
- 1
Key facts
- Lynwood-City, Water Dept. draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 2018.
- Record on file since 1987, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 51 unknown out of 9,183 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for Lynwood-City, Water Dept. go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Lynwood-City, Water Dept. between 2014 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Trichloroethylene |
| May 28, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
Lynwood-City, Water Dept. draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. It also has emergency connections to South Gate-City, Water Dept. and Compton-City, Water Dept. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Lynwood-City, Water Dept.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- South Gate-City, Water Dept. South Gate, CA
- Compton-City, Water Dept. Compton, CA
Annual water quality report
Lynwood-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