Public water system record
Manhattan Beach-City, Water Dept.
Serves Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, CA · 32,697 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Manhattan Beach-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
- Manhattan Beach-City, Water Dept. draws water from 2 wells.
- Record on file since 1987, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 13,434 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 1987
EPA's records for Manhattan Beach-City, Water Dept. go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 1998, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Manhattan Beach-City, Water Dept. draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. It also has emergency connections to California Water Service Co. - Herm/Redo and El Segundo-City, Water Dept.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- California Water Service Co. - Herm/Redo San Jose, CA
- El Segundo-City, Water Dept. El Segundo, CA
Annual water quality report
Manhattan Beach-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