Public water system record
Hidden Meadow Mutual Water Co
Serves an area of Santa Cruz County, CA · 45 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Hidden Meadow 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
- 2
Key facts
- Hidden Meadow Mutual Water Co draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 2023.
- Record on file since 1981, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Hidden Meadow Mutual Water Co go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2013, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Hidden Meadow Mutual Water Co between 2022 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2023 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 6, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
Where the water comes from
Hidden Meadow Mutual Water Co draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Hidden Meadow 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 Hidden Meadow 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