Is Long Beach Utilities Department Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Los Angeles

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2019-11-15
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2019-11-15

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Dichloroacetic Acid	11 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20 µg/L	384/384	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	23.4 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 45 µg/L	384/385	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.1 µg/L	376/384	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	8.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	372/384	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	18.41 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30.73 µg/L	360/364	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	7.51695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	360/364	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	24.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30.2 µg/L	360/364	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	20.905 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28 µg/L	360/364	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	64.025 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 84.4 µg/L	360/364	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	620 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 680 µg/L	130/130	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	22.15 µg/L 222% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 28 µg/L	38/88	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00097 mg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	32/32	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	12/384	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.145 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	12/384	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	145 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 150 µg/L	11/88	SYR4	2013–2019
Toluene	1.4975 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	6/235	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	54 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/8	UCMR-5	2024
Combined Uranium	2.5926 µg/L 8.6% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 2.682 µg/L	3/45	SYR4	2013–2017
Xylenes, Total	1.075 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	3/230	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloromethane	4.0265 µg/L 81% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	2/228	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	0.7875 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8000 µg/L	2/234	SYR4	2012–2019
Benzene	2.2 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/234	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	285 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	1/88	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	7.14 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/88	SYR4	2013–2019

88 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FALAGAN, ANATOLE
Phone: 562-570-2317
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Long Beach Utilities Department

Is Long Beach Utilities Department tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Long Beach Utilities Department's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Long Beach Utilities Department's water?

EPA monitoring detected Dichloroacetic Acid, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Dibromoacetic Acid, Trichloroacetic Acid, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Long Beach Utilities Department serve?

Long Beach Utilities Department reports serving 466,772 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Long Beach Utilities Department had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 2 violations on file for Long Beach Utilities Department, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.