Public water system record
South Montebello Irrigation Dist.
Serves Montebello, Los Angeles County, CA · 15,021 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for South Montebello Irrigation Dist. 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
- South Montebello Irrigation Dist. draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, July 2021.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,483 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for South Montebello Irrigation Dist. go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2008, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against South Montebello Irrigation Dist. in 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
Where the water comes from
South Montebello Irrigation Dist. draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to California Water Service Co. - Ela and Montebello Land & Water Co. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to South Montebello Irrigation Dist.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- California Water Service Co. - Ela San Jose, CA
- Montebello Land & Water Co. Montebello, CA
Annual water quality report
South Montebello Irrigation Dist. 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