Public water system record
Walking M Ranches
Serves an area of Santa Barbara County, CA · 54 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Walking M Ranches 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
- 4
Key facts
- Walking M Ranches draws water from 4 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by California, June 2025.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 18 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
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 18, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Walking M Ranches go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Walking M Ranches between 2022 and 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 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Walking M Ranches draws water from 4 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Walking M Ranches 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 Walking M Ranches 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