Public water system record
Tradewind Water Assoc.
Serves Weldon, Kern County, CA · 632 people served
Federal records show 12 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Tradewind Water Assoc. in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 12
- Resolved
- 11
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Tradewind Water Assoc. draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by California, July 2023.
- Record on file since 1980, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
340 | Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
340 | Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
340 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
340 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
340 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
340 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
340 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
340 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
340 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
340 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Tradewind Water Assoc. go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 11 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Uranium, began July 2008, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Tradewind Water Assoc. between 1999 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2023 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (5 health-based): Combined Uranium |
| Feb 15, 2023 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (5 health-based): Combined Uranium |
| May 3, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Mar 16, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (10 health-based): Combined Uranium |
| Sep 12, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 27, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| May 1, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Uranium |
| Mar 30, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 10, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 2, 2000 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 27, 1999 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Combined Uranium
10 incidentsTest results for Combined Uranium were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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.
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Tradewind Water Assoc. draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Tradewind Water 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.
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