Public water system record
Mitchells Camp Family Assoc.
Serves an area of Imperial County, CA · 125 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Mitchells Camp Family Assoc. in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Arsenic violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Mitchells Camp Family Assoc. draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 28 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (2.8 times the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2023.
- Record on file since 2008, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 71 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 28 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Full record since 2008
EPA's records for Mitchells Camp Family Assoc. go back to 2008. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Uranium, began July 2012, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Mitchells Camp Family Assoc. between 2019 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2023 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Sep 3, 2020 | California | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 21, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Uranium |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
1 incidentArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
Where the water comes from
Mitchells Camp Family Assoc. draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Mitchells Camp Family Assoc. 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 Mitchells Camp Family Assoc. for a copy.
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.
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