Public water system record
CCWD - Ebbetts Pass
Serves Arnold, Calaveras County, CA · 11,545 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for CCWD - Ebbetts Pass 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
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- CCWD - Ebbetts Pass draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 62.75 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit), 2021.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, January 2021.
- Record on file since 1987, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 6,010 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 62.53 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.75 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61.9 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61.5 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for CCWD - Ebbetts Pass go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 4 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 2007, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0663 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against CCWD - Ebbetts Pass between 2003 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 8, 2007 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 5, 2003 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
4 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
CCWD - Ebbetts Pass draws water from 3 surface water intakes. 2 other community water systems buy water from CCWD - Ebbetts Pass.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Blue Lake Springs Mut Wtr Arnold, CA
- Snowshoe Springs Assn. Arnold, CA
Annual water quality report
CCWD - Ebbetts Pass 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
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