Public water system record
Hardwick Water Company
Serves Hardwick, Kings County, CA · 69 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Hardwick Water Company 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
- 1
Key facts
- Hardwick Water Company draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, October 2011.
- Record on file since 1980, with 16 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 |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Hardwick Water Company go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (16 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Uranium, began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Hardwick Water Company in 2011. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 15 violations (15 health-based): Combined Uranium |
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
Hardwick Water Company draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Hardwick 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 Hardwick 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