Public water system record
Point Arena Water Works
Serves Point Arena, Mendocino County, CA · 459 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Point Arena Water Works in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
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
- Point Arena Water Works draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, August 2004.
- Record on file since 2004, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 218 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Point Arena Water Works go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Point Arena Water Works in 2004. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Point Arena Water Works draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Point Arena Water Works 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 Point Arena Water Works 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