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LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT

PWS ID: CA1910443 · LOS ANGELES, California 90012

LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT serves 65 people in LOS ANGELES, California using Surface Water water sources. It has a clean compliance record with no EPA violations recorded. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT

LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT is a local-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 65 residents in LOS ANGELES, California (Los Angeles County) through 7 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 0 total violations for this system , giving it a clean Safe Drinking Water Act compliance record.

No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across California, EPA tracks 7,249 public water systems serving 42,404,883 people, with 153,308 cumulative violations and 63,983 health-based violations on record. About 89% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 21.1 violations. LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT's 0 violations sit below the California average. Statewide, 447 of 694 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (64.4%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
65
Total Violations
0
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
7
County
Los Angeles
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
0
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records — or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status — go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS — Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID CA1910443 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

California Drinking Water Authority

California State Water Resources Control Board — Division of Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT under EPA-delegated authority.

Open CA regulator portal

Source: California State Water Resources Control Board — Division of Drinking Water

How LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT California avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 0 21.1 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 8.8 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 64.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 65 5,850 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,249 regulated public water systems in California.

Federal MCL reference — Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT water safe to drink?
LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT (PWS ID: CA1910443) has 0 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 65 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT serve?
LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT serves 65 people in LOS ANGELES, California. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 7 service connections.
What type of violations does LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT have?
LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT has 0 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 0 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT water?
No PFAS testing data is available for LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT use?
LOS ANGELES, CITY OF - CASTAIC PWR PLANT uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
Where does this data come from?
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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