Public water system record
Hi Desert WD
Serves Yucca Valley and Homestead Valley, San Bernardino County, CA · 26,411 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Hi Desert WD 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
- 1
Key facts
- Hi Desert WD draws water from 12 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, August 1993.
- Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2 unknown out of 11,311 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Hi Desert WD go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1998, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Hi Desert WD in 1993. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 1993.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 1993 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Hi Desert WD draws water from 12 wells. It also buys water from Bighorn - Desert View Water Agency and CSA 70 W-4 Pioneertown. It also has an emergency connection to Joshua Tree NP - Black Rock Canyon. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Hi Desert WD.
Buys water from
- Bighorn - Desert View Water Agency Yucca Valley, CA
- CSA 70 W-4 Pioneertown San Bernardino, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Joshua Tree NP - Black Rock Canyon Twentynine Palms, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- CSA 70 W-4 Pioneertown San Bernardino, CA
Annual water quality report
Hi Desert WD 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