Public water system record
Vineyard Estates MWC
Serves an area of San Benito County, CA · 90 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Vineyard Estates MWC in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Vineyard Estates MWC draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, September 2024.
- Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 4, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Vineyard Estates MWC go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2015, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Vineyard Estates MWC between 2002 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Oct 8, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 19, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 18, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Dec 15, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 24, 2003 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 12, 2002 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Vineyard Estates MWC draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Vineyard Estates MWC 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 Vineyard Estates MWC 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