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COACHELLA WATER AUTHORITY

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

CA3310007

State

California

City

COACHELLA

Population served

43,590

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

12

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

4

Health-based

15

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Feb 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Feb 2025 Resolved
Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Nov 2024 Resolved
Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Feb 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Apr 2009 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Jan 2009 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began May 2004 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Jan 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Nov 1993 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Sep 1993 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jun 1993 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Mar 1993 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Feb 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFL Feb 2025
  • State action · SOX Feb 2025
  • State action · SFL Dec 2024
  • State action · SOX Dec 2024
  • State action · SOX Mar 2017
  • State action · SFL Feb 2017
  • State action · SOX Sep 2009
  • State action · SFJ Aug 2009

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

3 stations · latest Aug 2025

5 · max 24 mg/L · 13

Fluoride

1 station · latest Sep 2024

2.5 · max 3.8 mg/L · 5

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Aug 2025

0.0026 · max 0.02 mg/L · 4

Copper

2 stations · latest Aug 2025

0.006 · max 0.0802 mg/L · 4

Lead

2 stations · latest Aug 2025

0.0025 · max 0.02 mg/L · 4

Manganese

1 station · latest Mar 2020

4.88 · max 4.88 ug/l · 1

Uranium

1 station · latest Mar 2020

7.32 · max 7.32 ug/l · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system CA3310007 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.