Public water system record
Birchim Community Service District
Serves Sunny Slopes, Mono County, CA · 150 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Birchim Community Service District 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
- 3
Key facts
- Birchim Community Service District draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 2020.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 77 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Birchim Community Service District go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 30 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 24 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2003, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Birchim Community Service District between 2019 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 13, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
Where the water comes from
Birchim Community Service District draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Birchim Community Service District 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 Birchim Community Service District 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