Public water system record
Morro Bay PW Dept - Water Division
Serves Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, CA · 13,757 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Morro Bay PW Dept - Water Division 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
- 0
Key facts
- Morro Bay PW Dept - Water Division draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, December 2006.
- Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,681 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Morro Bay PW Dept - Water Division go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began November 2006, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Morro Bay PW Dept - Water Division between 2001 and 2006. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2006 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Feb 20, 2001 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Morro Bay PW Dept - Water Division draws water from 7 wells. It also buys water from Chorro Valley Pipeline - Slo County.
Buys water from
- Chorro Valley Pipeline - Slo County San Luis Obispo, CA
Annual water quality report
Morro Bay PW Dept - Water Division 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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