Public water system record
Cambria Comm Services Dist
Serves Cambria, San Luis Obispo County, CA · 5,532 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Cambria Comm Services Dist in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Cambria Comm Services Dist draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, October 2022.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Cambria Comm Services Dist go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began June 1993, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Cambria Comm Services Dist between 1998 and 2022, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 6, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 22, 2006 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 8, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Apr 27, 1998 | California | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Cambria Comm Services Dist draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Cambria 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