Public water system record
Mission Springs WD
Serves an area of Riverside County, CA that includes Desert Hot Springs, Whitewater, Palm Springs and 2 more places · 43,484 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Mission Springs WD 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
- 1
Key facts
- Mission Springs WD draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, December 2021.
- Record on file since 1995, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 13,699 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
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Mission Springs WD go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2002, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Mission Springs WD between 1995 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Jul 27, 1995 | California | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Mission Springs WD draws water from 9 wells. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Mission Springs WD.
Annual water quality report
Mission Springs WD 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