Public water system record
Valley Center MWD
Serves an area of San Diego County, CA that includes Valley Center and Hidden Meadows · 29,938 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Valley Center MWD 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
- Valley Center MWD buys its water from San Diego County Water Authority.
- Record on file since 1988, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 12,677 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 1988
EPA's records for Valley Center MWD go back to 1988. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2000, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Valley Center MWD buys its water from San Diego County Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 other community water systems buy water from Valley Center MWD.
Buys water from
- San Diego County Water Authority San Diego, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- San Pasqual District A Valley Center, CA
- San Pasqual District B Valley Center, CA
Annual water quality report
Valley Center MWD 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.
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