Public water system record
Orchard Dale Water District
Serves South Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA · 25,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Orchard Dale Water District 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
- Orchard Dale Water District buys its water from La Habra Heights CWD.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 2020.
- Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,347 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, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Orchard Dale Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2008, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Orchard Dale Water District between 2001 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 10, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 4, 2001 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Orchard Dale Water District buys its water from La Habra Heights CWD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal.
Buys water from
- La Habra Heights CWD La Habra Heights, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Annual water quality report
Orchard Dale Water District 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