Public water system record
City of Escondido
Serves Escondido, San Diego County, CA · 137,044 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Escondido 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 Escondido draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 2009.
- Record on file since 2009, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 26,943 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 2009
EPA's records for City of Escondido go back to 2009. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2009, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Escondido in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Escondido draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from San Diego County Water Authority. It also has an emergency connection to Rincon Del Diablo MWD (Id-1). 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Escondido. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Escondido.
Buys water from
- San Diego County Water Authority San Diego, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Rincon Del Diablo MWD (Id-1) Escondido, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Rincon Del Diablo MWD (Id-A) Escondido, CA
- Vista Irrigation District Vista, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Escondido 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