Public water system record
Forest Ranch Mutual Water System
Serves Forest Ranch, Butte County, CA · 119 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Forest Ranch Mutual Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Forest Ranch Mutual Water System draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, January 2009.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | 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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Forest Ranch Mutual Water System go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2009, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Forest Ranch Mutual Water System in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations: Barium, Cadmium, Fluoride, Selenium, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Forest Ranch Mutual Water System draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Forest Ranch Mutual Water System 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 Forest Ranch Mutual Water System 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