Public water system record
Choctaw Valley Mutual Water Co.
Serves Choctaw Valley, Kern County, CA · 44 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Choctaw Valley Mutual Water Co. 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
- 2
Key facts
- Choctaw Valley Mutual Water Co. draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 2017.
- Record on file since 1994, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 22 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
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Choctaw Valley Mutual Water Co. go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2006, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Choctaw Valley Mutual Water Co. between 1995 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 24, 2007 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 16, 1999 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 20, 1995 | California | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 21, 1995 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Choctaw Valley Mutual Water Co. draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Choctaw Valley Mutual Water Co. 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 Choctaw Valley Mutual Water Co. 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