Public water system record
Floriston Water System
Serves Floriston, Nevada County, CA · 110 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Floriston Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Floriston Water System draws water from 1 spring.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, August 2021.
- Record on file since 1981, with 4 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 25, 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Floriston Water System go back to 1981. Before October 20, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 not resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 2012, Active.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 25, 2012 | Active |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Floriston Water System and issued 2 boil water orders between 2010 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 6, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 3, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 28, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jun 7, 2011 | California | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 3, 2010 | California | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe 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 this violation.
Where the water comes from
Floriston Water System draws water from 1 spring.
Annual water quality report
Floriston Water System 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 Floriston Water System for a copy.
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.
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