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Clear Ridge WA

Serves an area of Monterey County, CA · 123 people served

Federal records show 11 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Clear Ridge WA in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • CA2701898
  • BIG SUR
  • CA
  • 123 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater under direct influence
ZIP 93920
EPA system ID CA2701898

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
11
Resolved
11
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Clear Ridge WA draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 2014.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 41 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved No

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Clear Ridge WA go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 2
1990s 0 2
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 11 0

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

Show all 11 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Clear Ridge WA and issued 1 boil water order between 2008 and 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2014.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 14, 2014 California Compliance order (no penalty) 11 violations (11 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Aug 12, 2014 California Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Mar 10, 2008 California Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

11 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

Clear Ridge WA draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Clear Ridge WA 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 Clear Ridge WA for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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