Public water system record
Snowshoe Springs Assn.
Serves Dorrington, Calaveras County, CA · 686 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Snowshoe Springs Assn. in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Snowshoe Springs Assn. buys its water from CCWD - Ebbetts Pass.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2019.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, July 2019.
- Record on file since 1987, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 299 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for Snowshoe Springs Assn. go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead, began August 2000, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 17, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Snowshoe Springs Assn. between 2001 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 26, 2002 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead |
| Nov 20, 2001 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Snowshoe Springs Assn. buys its water from CCWD - Ebbetts Pass. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- CCWD - Ebbetts Pass San Andreas, CA
Annual water quality report
Snowshoe Springs Assn. 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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