Public water system record
Bracken Brae Country Club
Serves Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz County, CA · 52 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Bracken Brae Country Club in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Bracken Brae Country Club buys its water from San Lorenzo Valley Water Dist.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Bracken Brae Country Club go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 31 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 26 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 1992, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Bracken Brae Country Club between 2018 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2025 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Oct 19, 2023 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 28, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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
Bracken Brae Country Club buys its water from San Lorenzo Valley Water Dist. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Big Basin Water Company.
Buys water from
- San Lorenzo Valley Water Dist Boulder Creek, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Big Basin Water Company Irvine, CA
Annual water quality report
Bracken Brae Country Club 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 Bracken Brae Country Club 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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