Public water system record
City of Soledad
Serves Soledad, Monterey County, CA · 19,455 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Soledad 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
- City of Soledad draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2010.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,471 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 City of Soledad go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2009, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Soledad between 2009 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 7, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Soledad draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of Soledad 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