Public water system record
Keough's Hot Springs
Serves Wilkerson, Inyo County, CA · 175 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Keough's Hot Springs in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Keough's Hot Springs draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by California, December 2020.
- Record on file since 1979, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 36 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
|
Jun 1, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Keough's Hot Springs go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Uranium, began April 2014, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Keough's Hot Springs between 2014 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in December 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2020 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 28, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 3, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Combined Uranium |
Where the water comes from
Keough's Hot Springs draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Keough's Hot Springs 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 Keough's Hot Springs 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells