Public water system record

West Cottonwood Apartments

Serves Cottonwood, Shasta County, CA · 90 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for West Cottonwood Apartments in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • CA4500247
  • CHICO
  • CA
  • 90 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 95926
EPA system ID CA4500247

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • West Cottonwood Apartments draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, September 2025.

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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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Aug 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
Oct 17, 2024 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Aug 1, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Dec 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Nov 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jun 1, 2022 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against West Cottonwood Apartments between 2022 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 23, 2025 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Sep 17, 2024 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Feb 29, 2024 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Jan 25, 2024 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Dec 15, 2023 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Jul 20, 2022 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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

West Cottonwood Apartments draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

West Cottonwood Apartments 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 West Cottonwood Apartments 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.