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Fern Valley WD

Serves Idyllwild-Pine Cove, Riverside County, CA · 900 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Fern Valley WD in the last ten years.

  • CA3310040
  • IDYLLWILD
  • CA
  • 900 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 92549
EPA system ID CA3310040

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Fern Valley WD draws water from 8 wells and 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 2023.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,179 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.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Fern Valley WD go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 1 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 1
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 2013, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Fern Valley WD between 1992 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 17, 2023 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Combined Uranium
May 5, 1992 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

Where the water comes from

Fern Valley WD draws water from 8 wells and 2 surface water intakes. It also has an emergency connection to Idyllwild Water District. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Fern Valley WD.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Fern Valley WD 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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