Public water system record
Pine Hills Mutual Water Company
Serves an area of San Diego County, CA · 760 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Pine Hills Mutual Water Company in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Pine Hills Mutual Water Company draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by California, November 2022.
- Record on file since 1980, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 226 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | 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 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Pine Hills Mutual Water Company go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began September 2013, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Pine Hills Mutual Water Company and issued 2 boil water orders between 2000 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2022 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (1 health-based): E. coli, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Public Notice |
| Mar 20, 2019 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 17, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 31, 2003 | California | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 15, 2000 | California | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Pine Hills Mutual Water Company draws water from 4 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Pine Hills Mutual Water Company.
Community systems that buy water from it
- YMCA Camp Marston/Raintree Julian, CA
Annual water quality report
Pine Hills Mutual Water Company 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