Public water system record
Sweetwater Authority
Serves Chula Vista, National City, Bonita and 1 more place, San Diego County, CA · 191,282 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Sweetwater Authority 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
- Sweetwater Authority draws water from 13 wells and 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 2010.
- Record on file since 2010, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 34,507 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 2010
EPA's records for Sweetwater Authority go back to 2010. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Chlorite, began August 2010, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorite
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 1.16 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Aug 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Sweetwater Authority in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Chlorite |
Where the water comes from
Sweetwater Authority draws water from 13 wells and 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from San Diego County Water Authority. It also has emergency connections to Otay Water District, Cal-Am Water Coronado and City of San Diego. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Sweetwater Authority. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Sweetwater Authority.
Buys water from
- San Diego County Water Authority San Diego, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Otay Water District Spring Valley, CA
- Cal-Am Water Coronado Imperial Beach, CA
- City of San Diego San Diego, CA
Annual water quality report
Sweetwater Authority 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