Public water system record
City of East Palo Alto
Serves East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, San Mateo County, CA · 29,519 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of East Palo Alto 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 East Palo Alto draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 2015.
- Record on file since 1988, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,994 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 City of East Palo Alto go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began March 2015, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against City of East Palo Alto between 1998 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 9, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 18, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 6, 2005 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 14, 1999 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 20, 1998 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of East Palo Alto draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from San Francisco Regional Water System. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of East Palo Alto.
Buys water from
- San Francisco Regional Water System Burlingame, CA
Annual water quality report
City of East Palo Alto 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