Public water system record
City of Jackson
Serves Jackson, Amador County, CA · 5,019 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Jackson in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- City of Jackson buys its water from Awa, Tanner.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2022.
- Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,224 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for City of Jackson go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against City of Jackson between 2004 and 2022, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Aug 1, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 15, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 4, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 24, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
1 incidentDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
City of Jackson buys its water from Awa, Tanner. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Awa, Tanner Sutter Creek, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Jackson must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by California.
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