Public water system record
City of Buena Park
Serves Buena Park, Orange County, CA · 81,998 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Buena Park 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 Buena Park draws water from 8 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2008.
- Record on file since 2004, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 19,774 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 2004
EPA's records for City of Buena Park go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2007, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Buena Park in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Buena Park draws water from 8 wells. It also buys water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. It also has an emergency connection to Golden State WC - West Orange County. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from City of Buena Park. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Buena Park.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Golden State WC - West Orange County Anaheim, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Buena Park 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