Public water system record
City of Del Mar
Serves Del Mar, San Diego County, CA · 3,919 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Del Mar 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 Del Mar buys its water from City of San Diego.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 2022.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,739 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Del Mar go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 1999, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Del Mar in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Del Mar buys its water from City of San Diego. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Santa Fe I.D.
Buys water from
- City of San Diego San Diego, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Santa Fe I.D. Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Del Mar 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