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Devore WC

Serves an area of San Bernardino County, CA · 1,574 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Devore WC in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Nitrate violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • CA3610117
  • DEVORE
  • CA
  • 1,574 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 92407
EPA system ID CA3610117

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
2
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Devore WC draws water from 15 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 16 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2023.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 476 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 mg/L, federal limit 10 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.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 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.
 Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
COLIPHAGE
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 19, 2016 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Devore WC go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 0 2

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Devore WC between 2017 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 16, 2023 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrate
Oct 26, 2020 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate
Nov 17, 2017 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate
Jul 26, 2017 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate

What the violations mean

Nitrate

2 incidents

Nitrate exceeded the federal limit

High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome

Where the water comes from

Devore WC draws water from 15 wells. It also has an emergency connection to San Bernardino City.

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Annual water quality report

Devore WC 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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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.

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