Public water system record
Sierra Madre-City, Water Dept.
Serves Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, CA · 11,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Sierra Madre-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
- Sierra Madre-City, Water Dept. draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2008.
- Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,817 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 1992
EPA's records for Sierra Madre-City, Water Dept. go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2007, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Sierra Madre-City, Water Dept. between 1992 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 31, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 10, 1993 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Fluoride |
| May 28, 1993 | California | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Fluoride |
| Apr 9, 1993 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 4, 1992 | California | Administrative penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 11, 1992 | California | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Sierra Madre-City, Water Dept. draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. 1 other community water system buys water from Sierra Madre-City, Water Dept.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cal/Am Water Company - San Marino Rosemead, CA
Annual water quality report
Sierra Madre-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