Public water system record
Sunset Beach Mutual Water Co
Serves an area of Santa Cruz County, CA · 182 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Sunset Beach Mutual Water Co 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
- 1
Key facts
- Sunset Beach Mutual Water Co buys its water from City of Watsonville.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 2019.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 65 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, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Sunset Beach Mutual Water Co go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Sunset Beach Mutual Water Co in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Sunset Beach Mutual Water Co buys its water from City of Watsonville. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Watsonville Watsonville, CA
Annual water quality report
Sunset Beach Mutual Water Co 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 Sunset Beach Mutual Water Co 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