Public water system record

Garlen Court WS

Serves Prunedale, Monterey County, CA · 65 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Garlen Court WS in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

CA2700686
SALINAS
CA
65 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 93907

EPA system ID CA2700686

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 4
Resolved: 3
Unresolved: 1
Any acute record: Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 1

Key facts

Garlen Court WS draws water from 1 well.
Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, December 2008.
Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS Treatment technique failure	350	Oct 17, 2024	Active	No
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2018	Resolved	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2017	Resolved	Yes
Nitrate Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2017	Resolved	Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed 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 Garlen Court WS go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1980s	0	2
2000s	1	3
2010 to October 18, 2016	1	3
October 19, 2016 to 2019	3	0
2020s	1	1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began January 2015, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2015	Resolved
Nitrate (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2008	Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Garlen Court WS in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2008.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Dec 15, 2008	California	Compliance order (no penalty)	6 violations (5 health-based): Nitrate
May 6, 2008	California	Compliance order (no penalty)	3 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate

What the violations mean

Nitrate

3 incidents

Nitrate exceeded the federal limit

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

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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

Garlen Court WS draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Garlen Court WS 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 Garlen Court WS for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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