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Lake Canyon Mutual Water Company

Serves an area of Santa Clara County, CA · 156 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Lake Canyon Mutual Water Company in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • CA4300522
  • LOS GATOS
  • CA
  • 156 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 95033
EPA system ID CA4300522

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Lake Canyon Mutual Water Company draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 spring.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, July 2001.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 56 unknown out of 56 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Active

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Lake Canyon Mutual Water Company go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 43 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 26
1990s 2 15
2000s 2 2
2020s 1 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began December 2006, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Lake Canyon Mutual Water Company between 1993 and 2001. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2001.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 30, 2001 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jun 8, 2001 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Sep 30, 1994 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jul 30, 1993 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Lake Canyon Mutual Water Company draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 spring.

Annual water quality report

Lake Canyon 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 Lake Canyon Mutual Water Company for a copy.

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