Public water system record
Atascadero State Hospital
Serves Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, CA · 4,100 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Atascadero State Hospital 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
- Atascadero State Hospital draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, May 2024.
- Record on file since 2002, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 865 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Atascadero State Hospital go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Atascadero State Hospital between 2015 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Dec 18, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Atascadero State Hospital draws water from 4 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Atascadero Mutual Water Co.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Atascadero Mutual Water Co Atascadero, CA
Annual water quality report
Atascadero State Hospital 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