Public water system record
City of South Pasadena
Serves South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA · 25,329 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of South Pasadena 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
- City of South Pasadena draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2000.
- Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 6,330 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 1993
EPA's records for City of South Pasadena go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 1999, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 23, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of South Pasadena in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2000 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of South Pasadena draws water from 3 wells. It also buys water from Pasadena Water and Power and Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of South Pasadena.
Buys water from
- Pasadena Water and Power Pasadena, CA
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Annual water quality report
City of South Pasadena 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