Public water system record
Amezcua - Garcia Water
Serves an area of Riverside County, CA · 316 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Amezcua - Garcia Water in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Archived by EPA
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Amezcua - Garcia Water draws water from 1 well.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 13 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 2022.
- Record on file since 2000, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0117 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Amezcua - Garcia Water go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 4 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2013, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Amezcua - Garcia Water between 2006 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jul 22, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jan 28, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Oct 5, 2006 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
3 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Amezcua - Garcia Water draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Amezcua - Garcia Water 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 Amezcua - Garcia Water 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells