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Imperial tap water: lead not detected, 8 health-based EPA violations on record for City of Imperial. Plain-English report and a free home water test.
4 measured results on file across every sampling period the EPA publishes.
City of Imperial (PWSID CA1310006) has 14 violations in the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, 8 of them health-based, the most recent beginning Oct 2024.
City of Imperial has 1 health-based violation on its EPA record from the last three years, so the answer depends on what the violation covered and whether it has been resolved. The federal record on this page lists each one with its date.
City of Imperial's most recent Lead and Copper Rule result, from the 2023 to 2025 monitoring period, found no detectable lead at the 90th percentile of tested homes. The federal action level is 0.015 mg/L, so the system result sits under it. Lead usually enters water from a home's own pipes and fixtures, so a single house can differ from the system figure.
The EPA record lists 14 violations for this system, 8 of them health-based, the most recent beginning Oct 2024. The rest are monitoring and reporting notes.
City of Imperial serves about 22,102 people in Imperial County and relies mainly on surface water. It is public water system CA1310006.
Text 949-414-9944 for a free water test. A local FilteredWTR tech screens the water at your own faucet for hardness, chlorine and sediment and explains each reading while you watch. The visit is free, and afterward the decision stays yours.
A local FilteredWTR tech screens the water at your faucet for hardness, chlorine and sediment and explains each reading while you watch. The visit is free, and afterward the decision stays yours.
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