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Thousand Trails San Benito Preserve

Serves an area of San Benito County, CA · 1,017 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Thousand Trails San Benito Preserve in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • CA3500505
  • PAICINES
  • CA
  • 1,017 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 95043
EPA system ID CA3500505

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
2
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Thousand Trails San Benito Preserve draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 2025.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 556 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved No
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
 330 Jan 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
 330 Oct 1, 2018 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 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jun 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Thousand Trails San Benito Preserve go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 1
2000s 2 10
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 1
2020s 1 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2015, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1995 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 14 formal enforcement actions against Thousand Trails San Benito Preserve between 2006 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 3, 2025 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Sep 11, 2023 California Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule
Oct 7, 2020 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Dec 27, 2018 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Fluoride
Dec 27, 2017 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Jun 14, 2016 California Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: E. coli
Nov 20, 2015 California Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform, E. coli
Jul 13, 2015 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
May 7, 2015 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 6, 2009 California Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Feb 15, 2008 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrate
Oct 20, 2006 California Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Total Coliform
Jul 6, 2006 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Public Notice
Mar 24, 2006 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Fluoride

2 incidents

Fluoride exceeded the federal limit

Excessive fluoride can cause dental and skeletal fluorosis

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Thousand Trails San Benito Preserve draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Thousand Trails San Benito Preserve 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.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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