Public water system record
Little Bear Water Company
Serves an area of Monterey County, CA that includes Pine Canyon · 2,327 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Little Bear Water Company in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Little Bear Water Company draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, July 2025.
- Record on file since 1984, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 762 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 30, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Little Bear Water Company go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2007, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1984 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Little Bear Water Company between 2007 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2025 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| Oct 26, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Sep 29, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jul 2, 2007 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Little Bear Water Company draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Little Bear Water Company 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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