Public water system record
Santa Margarita Water District-ID9
Serves San Juan Capistrano and Dana Point, Orange County, CA · 39,684 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Santa Margarita Water District-ID9 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
- 2
Key facts
- Santa Margarita Water District-ID9 buys its water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal., SMWD - SJ Ground Water Plant and Joint Regional Water Supply System.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2021.
- Record on file since 1995, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 10,353 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Santa Margarita Water District-ID9 go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 1995, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Santa Margarita Water District-ID9 between 1995 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 22, 1995 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Santa Margarita Water District-ID9 buys its water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal., SMWD - SJ Ground Water Plant and Joint Regional Water Supply System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has emergency connections to South Coast Water District, Moulton Niguel Water District and South Coast WD - Capistrano Beach. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Santa Margarita Water District-ID9.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
- SMWD - SJ Ground Water Plant Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Joint Regional Water Supply System Laguna Beach, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- South Coast Water District Laguna Beach, CA
- Moulton Niguel Water District Laguna Hills, CA
- South Coast WD - Capistrano Beach Laguna Beach, CA
Annual water quality report
Santa Margarita Water District-ID9 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.
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