Public water system record
City of Seal Beach
Serves Seal Beach, Orange County, CA · 24,937 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Seal Beach 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
- City of Seal Beach draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2020.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,991 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Seal Beach in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule, E. coli |
Where the water comes from
City of Seal Beach draws water from 3 wells. It also buys water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. It also has emergency connections to Golden State WC - West Orange County, City of Huntington Beach, City of Westminster and Long Beach Utilities Department. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Seal Beach. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Seal Beach.
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
- City of Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, CA
- City of Westminster Westminster, CA
- Long Beach Utilities Department Long Beach, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Golden State WC - West Orange County Anaheim, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Seal Beach 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