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City of Livingston

Serves Livingston, Merced County, CA · 14,894 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Livingston in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • CA2410004
  • LIVINGSTON
  • CA
  • 14,894 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 95334
EPA system ID CA2410004

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
1
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • City of Livingston draws water from 9 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by California, March 2022.
  • Record on file since 1989, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,589 unknown out of 3,590 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Active
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1989

EPA's records for City of Livingston go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (12 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 1 0
1990s 2 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 9 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 1
2020s 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2015, Resolved.

Show all 12 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)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0107 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1999 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1995 Resolved
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1989 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against City of Livingston between 1990 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 25, 2022 California Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Nitrate
Dec 14, 2018 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Aug 29, 2018 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic
May 17, 2013 California Compliance order (no penalty) 9 violations (9 health-based): Arsenic
Jan 26, 2000 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Apr 4, 1990 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Arsenic

1 incident

Arsenic exceeded the federal limit

Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects

Where the water comes from

City of Livingston draws water from 9 wells.

Annual water quality report

City of Livingston 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

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