Public water system record
City of Hemet
Serves Hemet, Riverside County, CA · 33,828 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Hemet 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 Hemet draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 2022.
- Record on file since 1982, with 25 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 9,654 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for City of Hemet go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 25 health-based violations (4 resolved, 21 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began May 2014, Resolved.
Show all 25 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1985 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1984 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1984 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1984 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1984 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1984 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1984 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1984 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1983 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1983 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1983 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1983 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1983 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1983 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1982 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1982 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against City of Hemet between 1985 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 4, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Apr 9, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Fluoride |
| Aug 14, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Sep 30, 1985 | California | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
City of Hemet draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Eastern Municipal WD and Lake Hemet MWD.
Buys water from
- Eastern Municipal WD Perris, CA
- Lake Hemet MWD Hemet, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Hemet 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