Public water system record
Western Acres Mutual Water Company
Serves Stebbins, Kern County, CA · 380 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Western Acres 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
- 2
Key facts
- Western Acres Mutual Water Company draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2023.
- Record on file since 2004, with 9 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 294 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Western Acres Mutual Water Company go back to 2004. Before October 20, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2015, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Western Acres Mutual Water Company between 2005 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2023 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Sep 28, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 5, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 30, 2005 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Western Acres Mutual Water Company draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Western Acres 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 Western Acres 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