Public water system record
Helix Water District
Serves El Cajon, La Mesa, Casa de Oro-Mount Helix and 8 more places, San Diego County, CA · 277,668 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Helix Water District 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
- Helix Water District draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 56,811 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.
Where the water comes from
Helix Water District draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from San Diego County Water Authority. It also has emergency connections to Otay Water District, City of San Diego, Lakeside WD and Padre Dam MWD. 2 other community water systems buy water from Helix Water District. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Helix Water District.
Buys water from
- San Diego County Water Authority San Diego, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Otay Water District Spring Valley, CA
- City of San Diego San Diego, CA
- Lakeside WD Lakeside, CA
- Padre Dam MWD Santee, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Otay Water District Spring Valley, CA
- Padre Dam MWD Santee, CA
Annual water quality report
Helix Water District 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