Public water system record
California Institution for Men
Serves Chino, San Bernardino County, CA · 10,667 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for California Institution for Men in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 4
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- California Institution for Men draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by California, April 2025.
- Record on file since 1995, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 129 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 9, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 9, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 9, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 9, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | May 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for California Institution for Men go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 4 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against California Institution for Men between 2011 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2025 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| Apr 26, 2023 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| Nov 1, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 26, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Jan 3, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 23, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 14, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
4 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Nitrate
1 incidentNitrate 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
California Institution for Men draws water from 6 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from California Institution for Men.
Community systems that buy water from it
- California Institution for Women Corona, CA
Annual water quality report
California Institution for Men 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