Public water system record
Benbow-Del Oro W.C.
Serves Benbow, Humboldt County, CA · 370 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Benbow-Del Oro W.C. in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Benbow-Del Oro W.C. draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2013.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 149 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.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Benbow-Del Oro W.C. go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 31 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 26 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began June 1993, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
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 4 formal enforcement actions against Benbow-Del Oro W.C. between 1994 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 17, 2012 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jul 18, 1994 | California | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 13, 1994 | California | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Benbow-Del Oro W.C. draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Benbow-Del Oro W.C. 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 Benbow-Del Oro W.C. for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
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