Public water system record
Laurel Community League
Serves an area of Santa Cruz County, CA · 64 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Laurel Community League in the last ten years, including an unresolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Laurel Community League draws water from 1 spring.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, October 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 23 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2017 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
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
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Laurel Community League go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 11 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Laurel Community League between 2018 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2025 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Chlorine |
| Jul 25, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 7, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Chlorine
1 incidentChlorine levels were above the federal maximum residual disinfectant level.
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Laurel Community League draws water from 1 spring.
Annual water quality report
Laurel Community League 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 Laurel Community League 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.
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