Public water system · CA1900046
ActivePeter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr
At a glance
Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr (PWSID CA1900046) is an active community water system in Los Angeles County, California. It reports serving 7,000 people through 1,952 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
7,000
Service connections
1,952
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr compare with other water systems in Los Angeles County?
By EPA's size categories, Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Los Angeles County has 275 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 36,762 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 10,109,668 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr is roughly in line with that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. California has 2,997 active community water systems, 40% of the state's 7,479 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,179 California systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr?
EPA lists Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr as owned by a local government. The CA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 100 of the 275 active systems in Los Angeles County (36%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008. The violations listed here began between October 1980 and January 2008. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) (2 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived and 2 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1984-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1981-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1980-10-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 7 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr: frequently asked questions
Who runs Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr?
Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr (PWSID CA1900046) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr serve?
Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr reports serving 7,000 people through 1,952 service connections in Los Angeles County, California.
Where does Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr's water quality report?
As a community water system, Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Los Angeles County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-City, Dept. of Water & Power | Los Angeles | 3,875,566 | Community | Surface water |
| Long Beach Utilities Department | Los Angeles | 466,772 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency | Los Angeles | 294,090 | Community | Surface water |
| Gswc - Southwest | Los Angeles | 277,740 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| San Gabriel Valley Water Co.-El Monte | Los Angeles | 248,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Los Angeles Cwwd 40 Reg 4 & 34 Lancaster | Los Angeles | 208,129 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr, PWSID CA1900046, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/peter-pitchess-honor-rancho-detn-ctr-ca1900046 (data as of October 1, 2026).