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Awa, Tanner

Serves an area of Amador County, CA that includes Sutter Creek, Martell and Amador City · 4,940 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Awa, Tanner in the last ten years.

  • CA0310003
  • SUTTER CREEK
  • CA
  • 4,940 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 95685
EPA system ID CA0310003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Awa, Tanner draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, January 2025.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 784 unknown out of 1,752 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Awa, Tanner go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 2
2000s 1 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began November 2003, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Awa, Tanner between 1993 and 2025, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 14, 2025 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Dec 29, 2003 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Mar 8, 1996 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 22, 1993 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform

Where the water comes from

Awa, Tanner draws water from 1 surface water intake. 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Awa, Tanner.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Awa, Tanner 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.

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