Is CAMP PENDLETON (SOUTH)'s water safe to drink?
CAMP PENDLETON (SOUTH) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 42,219 people through 8,052 service connections.
CAMP PENDLETON (SOUTH)'s record against the rest of the country
CAMP PENDLETON (SOUTH) has 18 violations on record in total, 9 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,207th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 83th percentile nationally.
Against the CA average
CAMP PENDLETON (SOUTH)'s 9 health-based violations sit above the CA average of 5.8, across 803 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CAMP PENDLETON (SOUTH)'s most recent violation on record is dated 2019-02-06, with the most recent health-based one dated 2019-02-06. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
CAMP PENDLETON (SOUTH)'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); Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
- 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 CAMP PENDLETON (SOUTH)'s record does not cover
Everything on this page is CAMP PENDLETON (SOUTH)'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 18 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.