Public water system record
Garden Farms C.W.D.
Serves Garden Farms, San Luis Obispo County, CA · 440 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Garden Farms C.W.D. 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
- 3
Key facts
- Garden Farms C.W.D. draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 119 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
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Garden Farms C.W.D. go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Garden Farms C.W.D. between 2018 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 14, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 8, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Garden Farms C.W.D. draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Garden Farms C.W.D. 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 Garden Farms C.W.D. 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