Public water system record
Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc
Serves Searles Valley, San Bernardino County, CA · 1,818 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc 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
- 1
Key facts
- Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, January 2018.
- Record on file since 2008, with 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,042 service lines.
Check whether Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc serves your address
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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 2008
EPA's records for Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc go back to 2008. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (21 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 13 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2013, Resolved.
Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.023 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.025 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.025 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.02475 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0275 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0298 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.034 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.03375 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0325 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.029 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.021 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.026 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.025 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0345 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0317 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc between 2009 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 13, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations (21 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc draws water from 5 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Indian Wells Valley W.D. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Indian Wells Valley W.D. Ridgecrest, CA
Annual water quality report
Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc 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.
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