Public water system record
Cal Am Water Company - Chualar
Serves Chualar, Monterey County, CA · 1,139 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Cal Am Water Company - Chualar 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
- 0
Key facts
- Cal Am Water Company - Chualar draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 1996.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 195 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Cal Am Water Company - Chualar go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began May 1996, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Cal Am Water Company - Chualar in 1996. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 1996 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Cal Am Water Company - Chualar draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Cal Am Water Company - Chualar 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.
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