Public water system record
CWSC Salinas
Serves Salinas and Boronda, Monterey County, CA · 123,679 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for CWSC Salinas 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
- CWSC Salinas draws water from 27 wells (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, May 2013.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 20,273 unknown out of 25,259 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 1992
EPA's records for CWSC Salinas go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began July 2010, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against CWSC Salinas between 2007 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Sep 30, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Dec 14, 2007 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
CWSC Salinas draws water from 27 wells (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
CWSC Salinas 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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