Public water system record

Palmer Creek CSD

Serves an area of Humboldt County, CA · 320 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Palmer Creek CSD in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • CA1206004
  • FORTUNA
  • CA
  • 320 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 95540
EPA system ID CA1206004

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Palmer Creek CSD draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2022.
  • Record on file since 2010, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 145 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Apr 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
Oct 17, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Sep 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2010

EPA's records for Palmer Creek CSD go back to 2010. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 1 4

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Palmer Creek CSD in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 16, 2022 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper 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.

Where the water comes from

Palmer Creek CSD draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Palmer Creek CSD 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 Palmer Creek CSD for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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