Warning About Imposter Water Department Employees 

December 19, 2023 - San Diego Police Department officials report that they have received recent reports from residents in 92113 and 92114 of imposter City of San Diego representatives knocking on doors and requesting to test tap water inside homes. These imposters are not affiliated with the city of San Diego and should be turned away. The City of San Diego will not request access to your home to test water quality.

Any notification from the city regarding water quality would include a city logo and be delivered by City personnel with proper identification. City personnel are always willing to show proper identification and provide a supervisor’s phone number for verification.

Residents should check any phone number provided to ensure that it is legitimate. Anyone claiming to be a City employee who refuses to wait while the phone number is contacted for verification should be considered fraud. Report any suspicious personnel to the San Diego Police Department at its 24-hour non-emergency line at 619-531-2000 or Public Utilities Department’s emergency hotline at 619-515-3525 as soon as possible.

Source & image: San Diego Police Department