Public water system record
Hart Flat Bear Mutual Water
Serves Keene, Kern County, CA · 56 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Hart Flat Bear Mutual 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
- 0
Key facts
- Hart Flat Bear Mutual Water draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, May 2013.
- Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 28 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Hart Flat Bear Mutual Water go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2013, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Hart Flat Bear Mutual Water between 2010 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 30, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Hart Flat Bear Mutual Water draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Hart Flat Bear Mutual 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 Hart Flat Bear Mutual 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