Public water system record
Bar-Len MWC
Serves Barstow, San Bernardino County, CA · 126 people served
Federal records show 38 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Bar-Len MWC in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
Source water
Groundwater
ZIP
92312
EPA system ID
CA3600025
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 38
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Archived by EPA
- 37
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Bar-Len MWC draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.021 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit), 2021.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, October 2022.
- Record on file since 1980, with 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 44 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0139 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0141 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0148 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0177 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0182 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0167 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0165 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0181 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0175 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0179 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0185 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0185 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0193 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0195 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.021 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0203 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0196 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0195 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0198 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0185 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0175 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0153 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0163 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0193 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2016 |
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 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 31, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Bar-Len MWC go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (21 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 19 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020s | 25 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2016, Archived.
Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0193 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0175 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0173 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0155 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0168 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0168 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0168 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0153 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0143 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 30, 1980 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 30, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Bar-Len MWC between 2011 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 16, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 10, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 22 violations (22 health-based): Arsenic |
| Mar 12, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations (9 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jul 13, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jul 10, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (10 health-based): Arsenic |
| Oct 4, 2012 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (10 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jun 20, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Arsenic |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
37 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Bar-Len MWC draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Bar-Len 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 Bar-Len 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