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Sunnyside Farms Mutual Water Company

Serves an area of Los Angeles County, CA · 436 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Sunnyside Farms Mutual Water Company in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Nitrate violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • CA1900146
  • PALMDALE
  • CA
  • 436 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 93590
EPA system ID CA1900146

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Sunnyside Farms Mutual Water Company draws water from 5 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 10.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 166 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 1993 Active

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Sunnyside Farms Mutual Water Company go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 4
1990s 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 1 2

What the violations mean

Nitrate

1 incident

Nitrate exceeded the federal limit

High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome

Where the water comes from

Sunnyside Farms Mutual Water Company draws water from 5 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency.

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Annual water quality report

Sunnyside Farms 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 Sunnyside Farms Mutual Water Company for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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