Public water system record
Inyokern CSD
Serves Inyokern, Kern County, CA · 878 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Inyokern CSD in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Inyokern CSD draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2022.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Inyokern CSD go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 12 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 1995, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 13 formal enforcement actions against Inyokern CSD between 2004 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| May 6, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| May 30, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 13, 2016 | California | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 25, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Feb 10, 2016 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 23, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 8, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 2, 2012 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 29, 2012 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| May 19, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 26, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 20, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Inyokern CSD draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Inyokern CSD 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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