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Chanac Creek Mutual Water Company

Serves an area of Kern County, CA · 240 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Chanac Creek Mutual Water Company in the last ten years.

  • CA1502670
  • TEHACHAPI
  • CA
  • 240 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 93561
EPA system ID CA1502670

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Chanac Creek Mutual Water Company draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, May 2020.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 79 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Chanac Creek Mutual Water Company go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 4
October 20, 2016 to 2019 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1998, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1998 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Chanac Creek Mutual Water Company between 1998 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 5, 2020 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jan 10, 2019 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Oct 7, 1998 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform

Where the water comes from

Chanac Creek Mutual Water Company draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Chanac Creek 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 Chanac Creek Mutual Water Company for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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