Public water system record
Aptos Ridge Mutual Water Co
Serves Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, Santa Cruz County, CA · 52 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Aptos Ridge 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
- Aptos Ridge Mutual Water Co draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2021.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 17 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, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Aptos Ridge Mutual Water Co go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2007, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Aptos Ridge Mutual Water Co in 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Aptos Ridge Mutual Water Co draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Aptos Ridge 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 Aptos Ridge 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