Public water system record
Alleghany County W.D.
Serves Alleghany, Sierra County, CA · 82 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Alleghany County W.D. 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
- 1
Key facts
- Alleghany County W.D. draws water from 1 spring and 1 infiltration gallery (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, January 2016.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 52 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.
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
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Alleghany County W.D. go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead, began August 2007, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 21, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Alleghany County W.D. between 2010 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Sep 23, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead |
Where the water comes from
Alleghany County W.D. draws water from 1 spring and 1 infiltration gallery (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Alleghany County W.D. 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 Alleghany County W.D. 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells