Public water system record
City of Sacramento Main
Serves Sacramento and Fruitridge Pocket, Sacramento County, CA · 527,979 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Sacramento Main 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 Sacramento Main draws water from 22 wells and 2 surface water intakes (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 146,067 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 1992
EPA's records for City of Sacramento Main go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began October 1993, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Sacramento Main draws water from 22 wells and 2 surface water intakes (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Scwa - Laguna/Vineyard, Cal Am - Fruitridge Vista, Sacramento International Airport [SWS], Scwa Mather-Sunrise, Cal Am - Suburban Rosemont, Sacramento Suburban Water District, Cal Am - Parkway, Cal Am - Arden and Scwa - Arden Park Vista. 6 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Sacramento Main.
Buys water from
- Scwa - Laguna/Vineyard Sacramento, CA
- Cal Am - Fruitridge Vista Sacramento, CA
- Sacramento International Airport [SWS] Sacramento, CA
- Scwa Mather-Sunrise Sacramento, CA
- Cal Am - Suburban Rosemont Sacramento, CA
- Sacramento Suburban Water District Sacramento, CA
- Cal Am - Parkway Sacramento, CA
- Cal Am - Arden Sacramento, CA
- Scwa - Arden Park Vista Sacramento, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cal Am - Arden Sacramento, CA
- Cal Am - Fruitridge Vista Sacramento, CA
- Cal Am - Parkway Sacramento, CA
- Cal Am - Suburban Rosemont Sacramento, CA
- Sacramento Suburban Water District Sacramento, CA
- Scwa - Laguna/Vineyard Sacramento, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Sacramento Main 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