Public water system record
Sunnyslope County Water Dist
Serves Hollister and Ridgemark, San Benito County, CA · 24,954 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Sunnyslope County Water Dist 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
- 0
Key facts
- Sunnyslope County Water Dist draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by California, February 1996.
- Record on file since 1995, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,630 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Sunnyslope County Water Dist go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 1996, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Sunnyslope County Water Dist in 1996. The most recent was an administrative penalty in February 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 1996 | California | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Sunnyslope County Water Dist draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from San Benito County Water District and City of Hollister. 1 other community water system buys water from Sunnyslope County Water Dist.
Buys water from
- San Benito County Water District Hollister, CA
- City of Hollister Hollister, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Hollister Hollister, CA
Annual water quality report
Sunnyslope County Water Dist 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