Public water system record
Norwalk - City, Water Dept.
Serves Norwalk, Los Angeles County, CA · 20,283 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Norwalk - 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
- Norwalk - City, Water Dept. draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 1999.
- Record on file since 1999, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 312 unknown out of 5,681 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 1999
EPA's records for Norwalk - City, Water Dept. go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: 1,2-Dichloroethane, began January 1999, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Norwalk - City, Water Dept. in 1999. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1999 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): 1,2-Dichloroethane |
Where the water comes from
Norwalk - City, Water Dept. draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal., Cerritos - City, Water Dept. and Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. It also has emergency connections to Liberty Utilities - Bellflower-Norwalk, GSWC - Norwalk and GSWC - Artesia. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Norwalk - City, Water Dept.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
- Cerritos - City, Water Dept. Cerritos, CA
- Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. Santa Fe Springs, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Liberty Utilities - Bellflower-Norwalk Downey, CA
- GSWC - Norwalk Anaheim, CA
- GSWC - Artesia Anaheim, CA
Annual water quality report
Norwalk - 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