Public water system record
Foster Road Mutual Water Company
Serves Orcutt, Santa Barbara County, CA · 150 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 46 monitoring/reporting issues for Foster Road 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
- 46
Key facts
- Foster Road Mutual Water Company draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2024.
- Record on file since 1980, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 48 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Foster Road Mutual Water Company go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 45 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2005, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Foster Road Mutual Water Company between 2020 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrite, Nitrate |
| Feb 2, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Feb 14, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Foster Road Mutual Water Company draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Foster Road 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Foster Road Mutual Water Company for a copy.
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