Public water system record
Whispering Pines Inn
Serves an area of San Benito County, CA · 38 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Whispering Pines Inn 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
- Whispering Pines Inn draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 2024.
- Record on file since 2002, with 16 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
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Feb 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Whispering Pines Inn go back to 2002. Before October 20, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (16 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Arsenic, began April 2015, Resolved.
Show all 16 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.17 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (17 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.18 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (18 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Whispering Pines Inn between 2002 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jun 9, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jan 27, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Arsenic |
| Feb 25, 2005 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 13, 2002 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 14 violations (14 health-based): Arsenic, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Whispering Pines Inn draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Whispering Pines Inn 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 Whispering Pines Inn 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