Public water system record
Tassajara Springs WS
Serves an area of Monterey County, CA · 150 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Tassajara Springs WS in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Tassajara Springs WS draws water from 3 springs.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, December 2016.
- Record on file since 1980, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 70 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Tassajara Springs WS go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 24 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2007, Archived.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Tassajara Springs WS and issued 1 boil water order between 2015 and 2016, filed as 12 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 5, 2015 | California | Boil water order | 17 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Tassajara Springs WS draws water from 3 springs.
Annual water quality report
Tassajara Springs 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 Tassajara Springs WS 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