Public water system record
Suburban Water Systems-San Jose
Serves West Covina, Hacienda Heights, Valinda and 4 more places, Los Angeles County, CA · 168,843 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Suburban Water Systems-San Jose 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
- Suburban Water Systems-San Jose draws water from 6 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, July 2022.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 40,826 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
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Suburban Water Systems-San Jose go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began June 1993, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Suburban Water Systems-San Jose between 1993 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jul 19, 1993 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Suburban Water Systems-San Jose draws water from 6 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Pomona - City, Water Dept., La Puente Valley CWD, Covina Irrigating Co., Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal., Rowland Water District, Valley County Water Dist. and Walnut Valley Water District. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Suburban Water Systems-San Jose.
Buys water from
- Pomona - City, Water Dept. Pomona, CA
- La Puente Valley CWD La Puente, CA
- Covina Irrigating Co. West Covina, CA
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
- Rowland Water District Rowland Heights, CA
- Valley County Water Dist. Baldwin Park, CA
- Walnut Valley Water District Walnut, CA
Annual water quality report
Suburban Water Systems-San Jose 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