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City of Portola

Serves Portola, Plumas County, CA · 2,100 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Portola in the last ten years.

  • CA3210003
  • PORTOLA
  • CA
  • 2,100 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 96122
EPA system ID CA3210003

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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 Portola draws water from 2 wells and 1 spring (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2009.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,150 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for City of Portola go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (16 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
2000s 10 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 6 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began July 2013, Resolved.

Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Jan 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 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0173 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0175 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Portola in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 26, 2009 California Compliance order (no penalty) 16 violations (16 health-based): Arsenic

Where the water comes from

City of Portola draws water from 2 wells and 1 spring (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Plumas County Flood Control.

Buys water from

  • Plumas County Flood Control Quincy, CA

Annual water quality report

City of Portola 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.

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Testing your own water

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