Public water system record
City of Orange
Serves Orange, Orange County, CA · 120,770 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Orange 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
- City of Orange draws water from 11 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 2018.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 39,833 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Orange in 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Orange draws water from 11 wells. It also buys water from East Orange County WD - WZ, Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. and Serrano Water District. It also has emergency connections to Irvine Ranch Water District, City of Anaheim and Golden State WC - Cowan Heights. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Orange. 4 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Orange.
Buys water from
- East Orange County WD - WZ Orange, CA
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
- Serrano Water District Villa Park, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Irvine Ranch Water District Irvine, CA
- City of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
- Golden State WC - Cowan Heights Anaheim, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Orange 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