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Water quality in Whittier, California

Whittier is in Los Angeles County. 271 active public water systems serve the county; 66 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Whittier-City, Water Dept. CA1910173 · Community water system · Ground water · Whittier
Serves 49,954 people Rules violated, past 3 years 0 Last sanitary survey Nov 16, 2023 Distance under 0.1 mi

Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.

Other community water systems in Los Angeles County

198 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Pico WD
22,051 0 2.9 mi
Suburban Water Systems-Whittier
66,565 0 3.0 mi
Pico Rivera City, Water Dept.
Pico Rivera
39,451 0 3.1 mi
Orchard Dale Water District
25,000 0 3.5 mi
San Gabriel Valley Water Co.-El Monte
240,000 0 3.5 mi
Santa FE Springs City, Water Dept.
Santa Fe Springs
19,219 0 3.8 mi
California Domestic Water Company
0 0 3.9 mi
San Gabriel Valley Water Co-Montebello 1
5,205 0 4.2 mi
Gswc Norwalk
43,167 0 4.5 mi
Del Rio Mutual
700 1 4.6 mi
Montebello Land & Water Co.
26,554 1 4.6 mi
South Montebello Irrigation Dist.
15,021 0 4.7 mi
San Gabriel Valley Water Co-Montebello 2
Montebello
3,731 0 5.1 mi
LA Habra Heights Cwd
5,682 0 5.2 mi
City of Industry Waterworks Systems
La Puente
6,151 0 5.2 mi
Suburban Water Systems-La Mirada
57,240 0 5.7 mi
LA Puente Valley Cwd
8,276 0 5.7 mi
Norwalk City, Water Dept.
Norwalk
20,283 1 6.0 mi
Downey City, Water Dept.
Downey
110,556 0 6.2 mi
EL Monte-City, Water Dept.
El Monte
23,000 0 6.3 mi
Amarillo Mutual Water Company
3,134 0 6.3 mi
City of Bell Gardens
Bell Gardens
11,413 0 6.4 mi
Liberty Utilities Bellflower-Norwalk
72,472 0 6.5 mi
Gswc-South San Gabriel
26,451 0 6.5 mi
Commerce-City, Water Dept.
Montebello
3,598 0 6.6 mi
All 199 community water systems in Los Angeles County
Non-community systems in Los Angeles County (72: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Plant Water Well Rockview Dairy
South Gate
45 0 0
Rancho los Amigos Hospital
3,200 0 0
Martin Marietta Southern Calif Aggregate
51 0 0
Irwindale Brewery Yard (iby)
300 0 0
Young-Nak Presbyterian Church
25 0 0
Usfs-Chantry Flats-A16 Water
113 0 0
Henninger Flats
50 0 0
Usfs-Skyline Park / Mount Wilson A-4
25 0 0
Millard Canyon Improvement Association
42 1 0
Usfs-Red Box Station A-3
25 0 0
Clear Creek Outdoor Education Center
105 0 0
Colby Ranch-United Methodist Camp
180 0 0
Coldbrook Campground
38 0 0
Rancho Ybarra Christian Camp
73 0 0
Angeles Crest Christian Camp
112 1 0
Usfs-Monte Cristo Camp T-4
116 0 0
Usfs-Chilao Main A-9
50 0 0
Usfs-Crystal Lake B-13 Water
2,000 0 0
Angeles Shooting Ranges
490 0 0
Huttopia Paradise Springs
302 1 0
Camp Elk
121 0 0
Usfs-Jackson Lake V-4
805 0 0
Usfs-Appletree Flats V-3
25 0 0
1000 Trails / Soledad Canyon Preserve
812 1 0
Saint Andrews Abbey
210 1 1
Mountain High East Ski Area
150 0 0
Usfs-Valyermo Ranger Station
25 1 1
Mount Kare Camp/kare Youth League
59 0 0
Usfs-Big Pines V-2
54 0 0
Acton la North KOA
400 0 0
Acton Conservation Camp #11
90 4 0
Acton Four Square Church
50 0 0
Acton-Agua Dulce Lds Church
150 0 0
Vasquez Rocks County Park
30 0 0
Ilead Agua Dulce Charter School
450 1 1
Agua Dulce Women's Club
50 0 0
Lang Ranch Shopping Center
28 0 0
Wagon Wheel Plaza
55 1 0
Agua Dulce Water System
493 0 0
Agua Dulce Winery
113 0 0
Shepherd of the Hills
80 0 0
Living Springs Church
50 0 0
LE Chene Restaurant Water System
100 0 0
Desert Aire Golf Course
80 0 0
Texas Canyon Ranger Station
30 0 0
Los Angeles World Airports
180 0 0
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
135 0 0
General Atomics Aeronautical Gray Butt
405 0 0
Anchor Retreat Center
202 0 0
Northrop Grumman Corp.
5,764 1 0
All non-community systems
About this data

Water systems are matched to Los Angeles County, nearest to Whittier first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.

Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The California records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.