Public water system record
Montebello Land & Water Co.
Serves Montebello, Los Angeles County, CA · 26,554 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Montebello Land & Water Co. 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
- Montebello Land & Water Co. draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, December 2023.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,037 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Montebello Land & Water Co. go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 1992, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Montebello Land & Water Co. in 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2023 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Montebello Land & Water Co. draws water from 7 wells. It also has emergency connections to South Montebello Irrigation Dist., San Gabriel Valley Water Co-Montebello 1, California Water Service Co. - Ela and San Gabriel Valley Water Co-Montebello 2. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Montebello Land & Water Co.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- South Montebello Irrigation Dist. Montebello, CA
- San Gabriel Valley Water Co-Montebello 1 El Monte, CA
- California Water Service Co. - Ela San Jose, CA
- San Gabriel Valley Water Co-Montebello 2 El Monte, CA
Annual water quality report
Montebello Land & Water Co. 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