Public water system record
Carmichael Water District
Serves Carmichael, Sacramento County, CA · 41,193 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Carmichael Water District 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
- Carmichael Water District draws water from 4 wells and 1 infiltration gallery.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 11,991 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
|
Jul 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 |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Carmichael Water District go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began June 1993, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Carmichael Water District draws water from 4 wells and 1 infiltration gallery. It also has an emergency connection to Fair Oaks Water District. 1 other community water system buys water from Carmichael Water District.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Fair Oaks Water District Fair Oaks, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Golden State Water Co. - Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA
Annual water quality report
Carmichael Water District 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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