Public water system record
Western MWD - Murrieta Division
Serves Murrieta, Riverside County, CA · 17,453 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Western MWD - Murrieta Division 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
- Western MWD - Murrieta Division draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,316 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 1993
EPA's records for Western MWD - Murrieta Division go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began January 2006, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Western MWD - Murrieta Division draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Eastern Municipal WD. It also has an emergency connection to Elsinore Valley MWD.
Buys water from
- Eastern Municipal WD Perris, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Elsinore Valley MWD Lake Elsinore, CA
Annual water quality report
Western MWD - Murrieta Division 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