Public water system record
Garberville Sanitary District
Serves Garberville, Humboldt County, CA · 2,041 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Garberville Sanitary District 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
- 1
Key facts
- Garberville Sanitary District draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by California, July 1994.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 130 unknown out of 456 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Garberville Sanitary District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began June 1993, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Garberville Sanitary District in 1994. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in July 1994.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 1994 | California | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Garberville Sanitary District draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Garberville Sanitary District 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells