Public water system record
Meadowlark Ranches Mutual Water Company
Serves an area of Santa Barbara County, CA · 150 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Meadowlark Ranches Mutual Water Company in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
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
- Meadowlark Ranches Mutual Water Company draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by California, June 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 47 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Meadowlark Ranches Mutual Water Company go back to 1980. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2005, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Meadowlark Ranches Mutual Water Company in 2025. The most recent was an administrative penalty in June 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2025 | California | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Meadowlark Ranches Mutual Water Company draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Meadowlark Ranches 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 Meadowlark Ranches 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