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Shasta CSA - French Gulch, #11

Serves French Gulch, Shasta County, CA · 419 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Shasta CSA - French Gulch, #11 in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • CA4500317
  • REDDING
  • CA
  • 419 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 96001
EPA system ID CA4500317

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
2
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Shasta CSA - French Gulch, #11 draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, October 2025.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.

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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
Enforcement action in place
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for Shasta CSA - French Gulch, #11 go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 1 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2015, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 120.4 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators and EPA took 4 formal enforcement actions against Shasta CSA - French Gulch, #11 between 2015 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 17, 2025 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Feb 7, 2019 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Sep 19, 2016 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 20, 2015 California Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (1 health-based): Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

2 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

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

Shasta CSA - French Gulch, #11 draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Shasta CSA - French Gulch, #11 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 Shasta CSA - French Gulch, #11 for a copy.

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