Public water system record
Redcrest Water Works
Serves Redcrest, Humboldt County, CA · 116 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Redcrest Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Redcrest Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, December 2022.
- Record on file since 1980, with 36 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | Yes |
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
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Redcrest Water Works go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 36 health-based violations (36 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 26 |
| 1990s | 5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 22 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 36 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1993 | 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 Redcrest Water Works between 1994 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Aug 26, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 24, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations (33 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 21, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 26 violations (26 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 30, 1994 | California | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 28, 1994 | California | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Redcrest Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Redcrest Water Works 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 Redcrest Water Works 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.
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