Public water system record
City of Atwater
Serves Atwater, Merced County, CA · 29,479 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Atwater 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 Atwater draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, December 2005.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,725 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 City of Atwater go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2002, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Atwater between 2000 and 2005. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2005 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 18, 2002 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 19, 2000 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Atwater draws water from 9 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of Atwater 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