Public water system record
Country Hills Estates
Serves an area of San Luis Obispo County, CA · 60 people served
Federal records show 11 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Country Hills Estates in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 11
- Resolved
- 11
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Country Hills Estates draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.04 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (4 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2019.
- Record on file since 2005, with 32 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0288 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0305 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.032 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.031 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.029 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.03 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.04 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (4 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.04 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (4 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.039 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.026 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
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
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for Country Hills Estates go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 32 health-based violations (32 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 28 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 10 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 32 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.026 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.026 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.027 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.029 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.029 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.029 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.027 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.027 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.027 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.027 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.027 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.023 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.023 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.023 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0248 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Country Hills Estates between 2009 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 23, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 14 violations (14 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jan 16, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 24 violations (24 health-based): Arsenic |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
11 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
Where the water comes from
Country Hills Estates draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Country Hills Estates 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 Country Hills Estates 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