Public water system record
SLVWD - Felton Water System
Serves Felton and Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz County, CA · 4,340 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for SLVWD - Felton Water System 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
- 2
Key facts
- SLVWD - Felton Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake and 3 springs.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, October 2025.
- Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,194 unknown out of 1,196 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for SLVWD - Felton Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2004, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against SLVWD - Felton Water System between 1992 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2025 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jan 17, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 24, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 15, 1992 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 15, 1992 | California | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment 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
SLVWD - Felton Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake and 3 springs. It also has a part-time connection to San Lorenzo Valley Water Dist. 1 other public water system has a part-time connection to SLVWD - Felton Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- San Lorenzo Valley Water Dist Boulder Creek, CA
Annual water quality report
SLVWD - Felton Water System 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
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