Public water system record
Baron Canyon Mutual Water Co.
Serves an area of San Luis Obispo County, CA · 81 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Baron Canyon Mutual Water Co. 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
- 6
Key facts
- Baron Canyon Mutual Water Co. draws water from 4 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2023.
- Record on file since 2005, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 29 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for Baron Canyon Mutual Water Co. go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Baron Canyon Mutual Water Co. between 2019 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2023 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Dec 15, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 28, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 29, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 14, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Baron Canyon Mutual Water Co. draws water from 4 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Baron Canyon Mutual Water Co. 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 Baron Canyon Mutual Water Co. 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