Public water system record
Awa La Mel Heights #3
Serves an area of Amador County, CA · 188 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Awa La Mel Heights #3 in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Awa La Mel Heights #3 draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 2018.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 56 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Awa La Mel Heights #3 go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began June 2006, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 30, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Awa La Mel Heights #3 between 2004 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jun 30, 2006 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 29, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Awa La Mel Heights #3 draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Awa La Mel Heights #3 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Awa La Mel Heights #3 for a copy.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells