Public water system record
City of Upland
Serves Upland, San Bernardino County, CA · 78,376 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Upland 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
- City of Upland draws water from 6 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, January 2020.
- Record on file since 1987, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 20,111 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for City of Upland go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began August 1987, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1987 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Upland between 2016 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 15, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
City of Upland draws water from 6 wells and 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from West End Consolidated Water Company, Water Facilities Authority-Jpa, San Antonio Water Company and Cucamonga Valley Water District. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Upland. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Upland.
Buys water from
- West End Consolidated Water Company Upland, CA
- Water Facilities Authority-Jpa Upland, CA
- San Antonio Water Company Upland, CA
- Cucamonga Valley Water District Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Monte Vista WD Montclair, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Upland 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