Community Water System · PWS CA1310801
Centinela State Prison
Operator location Imperial, California - 89% of 57 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 4,100 served per SDWIS.
- 4,100
- People served (this PWS)
- 57
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 51
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Centinela State Prison standing, mid SDWIS violation third
89% of 57 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 89% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #8,718 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Centinela State Prison lands in the middle third by violation volume (57), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (4,100; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 89% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #8,718 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #686 of 1,701
- Population · CA
- 57
- Total EPA violations on record
- 89%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- State
- Connections
- 2,001
- County
- Imperial
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 49
- Monitoring Violations
- 3
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 49 | 2015 |
| Chlorine | MR | 3 | 2004 |
| Public Notice | Other | 3 | 2006 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 2 | 2012 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Centinela State Prison has 57 recorded EPA violations, 60% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 40% carry more. 89% of this system's own violations are health-based (51 of 57), and it ranks #8,718 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
57 Around the middle fewer violations than 40% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMeFOSAA | 8/14/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/14/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/14/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/10/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/10/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/10/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/10/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/10/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/10/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 2/14/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 2/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 2/14/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 2/14/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 12/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 12/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 12/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 12/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 12/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 12/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 12/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 12/11/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 12/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 12/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 12/11/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 12/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 12/11/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Centinela State Prison
51 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for CA1310801.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
57 violations · 4,100 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Centinela State Prison
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