Public water system record
California Mens Colony
Serves an area of San Luis Obispo County, CA · 15,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for California Mens Colony 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
- California Mens Colony draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, July 2023.
- Record on file since 2004, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 237 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for California Mens Colony go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began August 2012, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 3, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against California Mens Colony between 2004 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2023 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 26, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Jul 27, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
California Mens Colony draws water from 3 surface water intakes. 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
California Mens Colony 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