Public water system record
Oceano Comm Services Dist.
Serves Oceano, San Luis Obispo County, CA · 7,601 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Oceano Comm Services Dist. 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
- 1
Key facts
- Oceano Comm Services Dist. draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 2024.
- Record on file since 2006, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,223 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
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 2006
EPA's records for Oceano Comm Services Dist. go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2006, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Oceano Comm Services Dist. between 2006 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jul 15, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 7, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform, Nitrate, Selenium, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| May 31, 2006 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Oceano Comm Services Dist. draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from Central Coast Water Authority and Lopez Project. It also has emergency connections to City of Grover Beach Public Works Dept and City of Arroyo Grande Utilities Division. 1 other community water system buys water from Oceano Comm Services Dist. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Oceano Comm Services Dist.
Buys water from
- Central Coast Water Authority Buellton, CA
- Lopez Project San Luis Obispo, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Grover Beach Public Works Dept Grover Beach, CA
- City of Arroyo Grande Utilities Division Arroyo Grande, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Canyon Crest Mutual Benefit WC Arroyo Grande, CA
Annual water quality report
Oceano Comm Services Dist. 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