Public water system record
North Gualala Water Company
Serves an area of Mendocino County, CA that includes Anchor Bay · 2,593 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for North Gualala 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
- 1
Key facts
- North Gualala Water Company draws water from 2 wells and 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, May 2020.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,060 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, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for North Gualala Water Company go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began August 2009, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against North Gualala Water Company between 2008 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| May 31, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules |
| Aug 27, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Sep 9, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules |
Where the water comes from
North Gualala Water Company draws water from 2 wells and 2 surface water intakes.
Annual water quality report
North Gualala 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.
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