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Struve Rd WS #02

Serves an area of Monterey County, CA · 166 people served

Federal records show 8 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Struve Rd WS #02 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Nitrate violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • CA2700772
  • ELVERTA
  • CA
  • 166 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 95626
EPA system ID CA2700772

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
8
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
8
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Struve Rd WS #02 draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2024.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, October 2018.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 105 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 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2018 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Struve Rd WS #02 go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 2
1990s 1 4
2000s 0 10
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 6 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2010, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1998 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Struve Rd WS #02 in 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 22, 2018 California Compliance order (no penalty) 8 violations (8 health-based): Nitrate

What the violations mean

Nitrate

8 incidents

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

Struve Rd WS #02 draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Struve Rd WS #02 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 Struve Rd WS #02 for a copy.

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