Public water system record
Palomar Observatory
Serves an area of San Diego County, CA · 4,416 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Palomar Observatory 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
- 2
Key facts
- Palomar Observatory draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, October 2013.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 25 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Palomar Observatory go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began February 2008, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Palomar Observatory and issued 1 boil water order between 2005 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 12, 2008 | California | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 16, 2005 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Palomar Observatory draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Palomar Observatory 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