Public water system record
Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Company
Serves East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, CA · 2,900 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Company 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
- Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Company draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 2018.
- Record on file since 1987, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 694 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 14, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Company go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Company between 2015 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Aug 13, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Company draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Company 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