Public water system record
Murrieta/Hernandez Farms
Serves an area of Fresno County, CA · 25 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Murrieta/Hernandez Farms 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
- 8
Key facts
- Murrieta/Hernandez Farms draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2025.
- Record on file since 2009, with 8 health-based violations before October 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 2009
EPA's records for Murrieta/Hernandez Farms go back to 2009. Before October 20, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 2011, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Murrieta/Hernandez Farms between 2010 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2025 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Feb 4, 2025 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 13, 2024 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 26, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 28, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Apr 12, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Sep 21, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 4, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 12, 2012 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 11, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations (8 health-based): Nitrate |
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
Murrieta/Hernandez Farms draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Murrieta/Hernandez Farms 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 Murrieta/Hernandez Farms 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