Public water system record
City of San Clemente
Serves San Clemente, Orange County, CA · 51,545 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of San Clemente 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 San Clemente draws water from 2 wells.
- Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 18,251 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 1988
EPA's records for City of San Clemente go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
Where the water comes from
City of San Clemente draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. It also has emergency connections to Santa Margarita Water District-ID9 and South Coast Water District. 1 other community water system buys water from City of San Clemente. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of San Clemente.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Santa Margarita Water District-ID9 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- South Coast Water District Laguna Beach, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- South Coast Water District Laguna Beach, CA
Annual water quality report
City of San Clemente 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