Public water system record
South Desert Mutual Water Company
Serves Inyokern, Kern County, CA · 28 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for South Desert Mutual Water Company 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
- South Desert Mutual Water Company draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, July 2011.
- Record on file since 1995, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 20 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 1995
EPA's records for South Desert Mutual Water Company go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2010, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against South Desert Mutual Water Company between 2004 and 2011. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 10, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 20, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 30, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Styrene |
Where the water comes from
South Desert Mutual Water Company draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
South Desert Mutual Water Company 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 South Desert Mutual Water Company 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