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Partington MWC

Serves an area of Monterey County, CA · 35 people served

Federal records show 10 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Partington MWC in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • CA2701263
  • BIG SUR
  • CA
  • 35 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 93920
EPA system ID CA2701263

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
10
Resolved
10
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Partington MWC draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 2009.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 26 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 27 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved No

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Partington MWC go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 26 health-based violations (26 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
1990s 0 1
2000s 13 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 13 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began October 2015, Resolved.

Show all 26 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Partington MWC and issued 2 boil water orders between 2008 and 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 1, 2009 California Compliance order (no penalty) 14 violations (14 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 16, 2008 California Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
May 10, 2008 California Boil water order 1 violation
May 8, 2008 California Compliance order (no penalty) 13 violations (11 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

10 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Partington MWC draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Partington MWC 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 Partington MWC for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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