Public water system record
Happy Harbor (SWS)
Serves an area of Sacramento County, CA · 60 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Happy Harbor (SWS) in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Happy Harbor (SWS) draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by California, January 2018.
- Record on file since 1999, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 45 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Happy Harbor (SWS) go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began October 2002, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Happy Harbor (SWS) between 2010 and 2018. The most recent was an administrative penalty in January 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2018 | California | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 5, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 14, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Aug 12, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 28, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 7, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 17, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Happy Harbor (SWS) draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Happy Harbor (SWS) 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 Happy Harbor (SWS) 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