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Vierra Meadows MWC

Serves Prunedale, Monterey County, CA · 65 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Vierra Meadows MWC in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Nitrate violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • CA2702003
  • SALINAS
  • CA
  • 65 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 93907
EPA system ID CA2702003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Vierra Meadows MWC draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 18 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.8 times the limit), 2023.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, May 2023.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 25 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 18 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Vierra Meadows MWC go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 1 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 5
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began July 2012, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.041 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (4.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Vierra Meadows MWC between 2009 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 3, 2023 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate
Jan 29, 2009 California Compliance order (no penalty) 7 violations (3 health-based): Arsenic

What the violations mean

Nitrate

1 incident

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

Vierra Meadows MWC draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Vierra Meadows 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 Vierra Meadows MWC for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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