Public water system record

Palomino Estates Water Company

Serves Benbow, Humboldt County, CA · 64 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Palomino Estates Water Company in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

CA1206002
GARBERVILLE
CA
64 served

System profile

Source water Surface water

ZIP 95542

EPA system ID CA1206002

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 3
Resolved: 1
Unresolved: 2
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 16

Key facts

Palomino Estates Water Company draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, January 2026.
Record on file since 1998, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS Treatment technique failure	350	Oct 17, 2024	Active Enforcement action in place	No
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	120	Oct 29, 2019	Active Enforcement action in place	No
Revised Total Coliform Rule Treatment technique failure	110	Jun 1, 2017	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 REVISIONS RPT	Oct 17, 2024	Active Enforcement action in place
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2024	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2023	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Sep 1, 2022	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2022	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Monitoring and reporting	Jul 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Monitoring and reporting	Jul 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2021	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Monitoring and reporting	Jul 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Monitoring and reporting	Jul 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2020	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2019	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Oct 1, 2018	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2018	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Monitoring and reporting	Jun 1, 2017	Resolved

Full record since 1998

EPA's records for Palomino Estates Water Company go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1990s	0	2
2000s	2	0
October 19, 2016 to 2019	2	4
2020s	1	12

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began December 2004, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Dec 1, 2004	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jan 1, 2003	Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators and EPA took 4 formal enforcement actions against Palomino Estates Water Company between 2017 and 2026. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2026.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Jan 22, 2026	EPA	Compliance order (no penalty)	2 violations (1 health-based): LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Oct 6, 2025	California	Compliance order with a penalty	1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Sep 19, 2025	California	Compliance order with a penalty	6 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule
Jul 25, 2017	California	Compliance order (no penalty)	2 violations (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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.

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.

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

Where the water comes from

Palomino Estates Water Company draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Palomino Estates Water Company 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 Palomino Estates Water Company for a copy.

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