Public water system record
City of Westminster
Serves Westminster, Orange County, CA · 90,911 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Westminster 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 Westminster draws water from 9 wells.
- Record on file since 1989, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 24,450 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 1989
EPA's records for City of Westminster go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 1993, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Westminster draws water from 9 wells. It also buys water from Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. It also has emergency connections to City of Seal Beach, City of Huntington Beach and City of Garden Grove. 5 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Westminster.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. La Verne, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Seal Beach Seal Beach, CA
- City of Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, CA
- City of Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Westminster 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