CALIFORNIA CITY, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
CALIFORNIA CITY, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 14,198 people through 4,757 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CALIFORNIA CITY, CITY OF ranks 1,652th by violation burden (87th percentile) - 15 violations total, 12 health-baseds.
How CALIFORNIA CITY, CITY OF compares within CA
CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; CALIFORNIA CITY, CITY OF carries 12, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CALIFORNIA CITY, CITY OF is from 2022-01-07 (health-based: 2013-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CALIFORNIA CITY, CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is CALIFORNIA CITY, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 15 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.