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Inyo County PWD - Independence

Serves Independence, Inyo County, CA · 1,108 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Inyo County PWD - Independence in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • CA1410008
  • INDEPENDENCE
  • CA
  • 1,108 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 93526
EPA system ID CA1410008

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
1
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
10

Key facts

  • Inyo County PWD - Independence buys its water from Ladwp - Independence.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2026.
  • Record on file since 2015, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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
Enforcement action in place
 No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Apr 28, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Active
Enforcement action in place
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
 Jan 28, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 2015

EPA's records for Inyo County PWD - Independence go back to 2015. 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 1 1
2020s 1 8

Enforcement actions

California regulators and EPA took 6 formal enforcement actions against Inyo County PWD - Independence between 2016 and 2026. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2026.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 5, 2026 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Mar 21, 2024 California Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jan 11, 2024 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Jan 19, 2022 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Mar 13, 2018 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule
Jan 21, 2016 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.

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Inyo County PWD - Independence buys its water from Ladwp - Independence. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Inyo County PWD - Independence 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.

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