Public water system record
Humboldt Bay MWD
Serves an area of Humboldt County, CA that includes McKinleyville, Eureka, Arcata and 12 more places · 680 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Humboldt Bay MWD 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
- Humboldt Bay MWD draws water from 4 wells.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 35 unknown out of 219 service lines.
Check whether Humboldt Bay MWD serves your address
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 1993
EPA's records for Humboldt Bay MWD 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 |
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 |
Where the water comes from
Humboldt Bay MWD draws water from 4 wells. 8 other community water systems buy water from Humboldt Bay MWD.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Arcata Arcata, CA
- City of Blue Lake Blue Lake, CA
- City of Eureka Eureka, CA
- Fieldbrook Glendale C.S.D. McKinleyville, CA
- Humboldt C.S.D. Cutten, CA
- Jacoby Creek CWD Arcata, CA
- Manila Community Services Dist. Arcata, CA
- McKinleyville C.S.D. McKinleyville, CA
Annual water quality report
Humboldt Bay MWD 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