Public water system record
Golden Hills CSD
Serves Golden Hills, Kern County, CA · 9,857 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Golden Hills CSD 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
- 1
Key facts
- Golden Hills CSD draws water from 8 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2017.
- Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,978 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, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Golden Hills CSD go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Golden Hills CSD between 2015 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jul 23, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Golden Hills CSD draws water from 8 wells. It also has an emergency connection to City of Tehachapi. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Golden Hills CSD.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Tehachapi Tehachapi, CA
Annual water quality report
Golden Hills 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