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Hat Creek Highlands Mutual Water Co

Serves an area of Shasta County, CA · 88 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Hat Creek Highlands Mutual Water Co in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • CA4500023
  • BELLA VISTA, CA
  • CA
  • 88 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 96008
EPA system ID CA4500023

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Hat Creek Highlands Mutual Water Co draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2020.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 44 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Mar 1, 2019 Resolved No

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Hat Creek Highlands Mutual Water Co go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 33 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 32
2000s 14 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began May 2006, Resolved.

Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2006 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2001 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Hat Creek Highlands Mutual Water Co in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 21, 2020 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Where the water comes from

Hat Creek Highlands Mutual Water Co draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Hat Creek Highlands 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 Hat Creek Highlands Mutual Water Co for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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