Public water system record
City of Brisbane
Serves Brisbane, San Mateo County, CA · 3,402 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Brisbane 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 Brisbane buys its water from San Francisco Regional Water System.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, July 2016.
- Record on file since 1987, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,335 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 1987
EPA's records for City of Brisbane go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2016, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0615 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against City of Brisbane between 2010 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Nov 18, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 12, 2012 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 26, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
City of Brisbane buys its water from San Francisco Regional Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has emergency connections to California Water Service-S San Francisco and City of Daly City. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Brisbane.
Buys water from
- San Francisco Regional Water System Burlingame, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- California Water Service-S San Francisco San Jose, CA
- City of Daly City Daly City, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Brisbane 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