Public water system record
Central Water District
Serves Day Valley and Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, Santa Cruz County, CA · 2,726 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Central Water District 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
- 0
Key facts
- Central Water District draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 2014.
- Record on file since 2001, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 818 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2001
EPA's records for Central Water District go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2014, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Central Water District between 2010 and 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 17, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Central Water District draws water from 3 wells. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Central Water District. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Central Water District.
Annual water quality report
Central Water District 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
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