Public water system record
Union Pacific Railroad Co.-Keene Water
Serves Keene, Kern County, CA · 208 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Union Pacific Railroad Co.-Keene Water 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
- Union Pacific Railroad Co.-Keene Water buys its water from City of Tehachapi.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, May 2008.
- Record on file since 1980, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 32 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
|
Jan 2, 1996 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Union Pacific Railroad Co.-Keene Water go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2003, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Union Pacific Railroad Co.-Keene Water in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Union Pacific Railroad Co.-Keene Water buys its water from City of Tehachapi. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Tehachapi Tehachapi, CA
Annual water quality report
Union Pacific Railroad Co.-Keene Water 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 Union Pacific Railroad Co.-Keene Water 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