Public water system record
Los Tules Mutual Water Company
Serves an area of San Diego County, CA · 238 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Los Tules Mutual Water Company 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
- Los Tules Mutual Water Company draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, January 2016.
- Record on file since 1980, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 102 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 29, 2012 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Los Tules Mutual Water Company go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Resolved.
Show all 7 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
|
May 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Los Tules Mutual Water Company and issued 2 boil water orders between 2006 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Atrazine, Simazine |
| Nov 14, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 14, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 15, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 8, 2012 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 16, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 15, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 14, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 20, 2008 | California | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 12, 2007 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Sep 14, 2006 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 21, 2006 | California | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Los Tules Mutual Water Company draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Los Tules 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Los Tules Mutual Water Company for a copy.
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