Public water system record
City of Needles
Serves Needles, San Bernardino County, CA · 8,766 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Needles 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
- 4
Key facts
- City of Needles draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 2024.
- Record on file since 1998, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,703 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for City of Needles go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Needles between 2019 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Nitrate |
| Feb 22, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
City of Needles draws water from 4 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Needles. 1 other public water system has a seasonal connection to City of Needles.
Community systems that buy water from it
- California Village Needles, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Needles 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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