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Alderpoint County Water

Serves Alderpoint, Humboldt County, CA · 58 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Alderpoint County Water in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • CA1200501
  • ALDERPOINT
  • CA
  • 58 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 95511
EPA system ID CA1200501

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Alderpoint County Water draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2022.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 29 unknown out of 87 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Alderpoint County Water go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 43 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 26
1990s 2 5
2000s 5 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 2010, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2006 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Alderpoint County Water between 1994 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 14, 2022 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule
Dec 21, 2018 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule
Apr 26, 2017 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule
Aug 8, 2012 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules
Dec 28, 1994 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 30, 1994 California Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Alderpoint County Water draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Alderpoint County Water 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 Alderpoint County Water for a copy.

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