Community Water System · PWS CA1910152
South Gate-City, Water Dept.
Operator location South Gate, California - UCMR5 detected 6 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 127 violations and 76,443 people served.
- 76,443
- People served (this PWS)
- 127
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 4
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 6 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
South Gate-City, Water Dept. standing, high SDWIS violation third
UCMR5 detected 6 PFAS compounds - upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 3% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #680 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
South Gate-City, Water Dept. sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (127), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (76,443; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 3% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 6 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).
- #680 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #127 of 1,701
- Population · CA
- 127
- Total EPA violations on record
- 3%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
6 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 14,442
- County
- Los Angeles
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 4
- Monitoring Violations
- 108
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium | MCL | 2 | 2000 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2000 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 2017 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2017 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 2 | 2017 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 2017 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 2017 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2017 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 2 | 2017 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2017 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 2 | 2017 |
| Toluene | MR | 2 | 2017 |
| Styrene | MR | 2 | 2017 |
| Endrin | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Dalapon | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Diquat | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Endothall | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Simazine | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 2 | 2018 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
South Gate-City, Water Dept. has 127 recorded EPA violations, 78% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 22% carry more. 3% of this system's own violations are health-based (4 of 127), and it ranks #680 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)
127 Higher than most more violations than 78% 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. 22 of 290 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTA | 9/28/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/28/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/28/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/28/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/13/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/13/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/13/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/13/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/13/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/13/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/13/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/13/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/13/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/13/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/13/2023 | 6.30 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/13/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for South Gate-City, Water Dept.
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS CA1910152 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
127 violations · 76,443 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
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 South Gate-City, Water Dept.
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