Public water system record
South Coast Water District
Serves Dana Point and Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA · 41,118 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for South Coast Water District 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
- South Coast Water District draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2000.
- Record on file since 2000, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 14,193 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 2000
EPA's records for South Coast Water District go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2000, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against South Coast Water District in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2000 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
South Coast Water District draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal., Joint Regional Water Supply System and City of San Clemente. It also has emergency connections to Laguna Beach County WD, Moulton Niguel Water District and Santa Margarita Water District-ID9. 1 other community water system buys water from South Coast Water District. 5 other public water systems have emergency connections to South Coast Water District.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
- Joint Regional Water Supply System Laguna Beach, CA
- City of San Clemente San Clemente, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Laguna Beach County WD Laguna Beach, CA
- Moulton Niguel Water District Laguna Hills, CA
- Santa Margarita Water District-ID9 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Joint Regional Water Supply System Laguna Beach, CA
Annual water quality report
South Coast Water District 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