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Public environmental health records for water, air, land, infrastructure, incidents, and community indicators.
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Drinking water compliance, PFAS records, natural water body health, discharge permits, and water-quality monitoring records for Long Beach.
Public water-system records for Long Beach, CA from EPA SDWIS.
Long Beach Utilities Department
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 466,772 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
PFAS screening separates EPA UCMR5 drinking-water monitoring from nearby DoD PFAS investigation-site records.
Drinking Water PFAS Monitoring
EPA UCMR5 samples public water systems. These results are separate from nearby PFAS cleanup or investigation-site records.
No PFAS detected in EPA UCMR5 drinking-water monitoring.
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
Nearby PFAS Investigation Sites
DoD records are nearby site investigations, not Long Beach drinking-water detections. Record names come from the source database and can be broad.
Long Beach Ns
Navy · BRAC
Suspected PFAS record
Remedial investigation planned
No health-relevant impaired water body records surfaced within 10 km in EPA ATTAINS.
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
Reviewed: source records as of Jan 5005
Air quality data from EPA monitoring stations, facility emissions inventories, and area-level air-quality designations in this city.
Los Angeles County
Reported: Dec 2020
EPA national average is ~30 per million
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 40-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 40 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top local emission sources
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designates an area as nonattainment when air quality does not meet federal health-based standards (NAAQS) for a specific pollutant.
Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin: Ozone
NonattainmentExtreme8-Hour Ozone (2015 Standard)
Original designation: Aug 2018
Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)
Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin: PM2.5
NonattainmentSeriousPM-2.5 (2012 Standard)
Original designation: Apr 2015
Health effects (EPA): Cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness, premature death (EPA)
Los Angeles County-South Coast Air Basin: Lead
NonattainmentLead (2008 Standard)
Original designation: Dec 2010
Health effects (EPA): Neurological damage, kidney damage, developmental effects in children (EPA)
Data from EPA Green Book
Anaheim
Annual mean: 10.5 μg/m³ · EPA standard: 9 μg/m³
Reported: Mar 2026
Annual mean: 0.4 ppm · EPA standard: 9 ppm
Reported: Mar 2026
Annual mean: 19.8 ppb · EPA standard: 100 ppb
Reported: Mar 2026
Data from EPA AQS
Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.
No facility records with active violation or noncompliance flags surfaced in EPA ECHO.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Aerocraft Heat Treating Co. Inc
Reported: 2024
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
Reported: 2024
Contaminated sites, waste facilities, cleanup records, and industrial operations in this city.
Reviewed: source query run Jun 2026
Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO2 sites with active cleanup or investigation status
1400 E Spring Street, Signal Hill
Reported: Feb 2026
2910 East 55th Way, Long Beach
Reported: Feb 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
No underground storage tank records with active/open release status surfaced within 2 miles.
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
Formerly Used Defense Sites are properties previously owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense. The FUDS program addresses environmental restoration at these properties.
Open data source: USACE FUDSReported: Jun 2026
Reported: Jun 2026
Reported: Jun 2026
FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry — national registry of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, as reported by operators to the Ground Water Protection Council and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.
FracFocus well disclosures (3)
Data from FracFocus
Los Angeles County, CA
Reported: Mar 2026
Los Angeles County is EPA Radon Zone 2 (moderate potential). EPA defines Zone 2 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
Flood-map status, chemical accident risk, nuclear facilities, pipeline incidents, and community health indicators in this city.
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer maps flood risk. Properties in a Special Flood Hazard Area are required to carry flood insurance if they have a federally backed mortgage.
Minimal flood hazard — outside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains.
Risk Management Program facilities handle extremely hazardous substances (e.g., chlorine, ammonia, propane). EPA requires these facilities to plan for worst-case chemical releases.
No facility records with recent chemical accidents surfaced for this property within the last five years.
Data from EPA ECHO
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
Recent Incidents (last 5 years)
PACIFIC PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC
Reported: Jan 1, 2025
Property damage: $1,082,000
SFPP, LP
Reported: Jan 1, 2022
Property damage: $552,886
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Los Angeles County, CaliforniaPop. 9,721,138
Reported: Mar 2026
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking Water Violations
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 6,317 | 6,373 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 18.2% | 15.8% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 11.0% | 8.8% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 28.5% | 27.8% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 13.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
| Drinking Water Violations | 1 | 1 | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 11.7% | 10.8% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 80.1 | 79.9 | 77.6 |