Public water system record
Sierra Water Resources - Sierra City
Serves Sierra City, Sierra County, CA · 324 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Sierra Water Resources - Sierra City 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
- Sierra Water Resources - Sierra City draws water from 2 springs.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, September 2017.
- Record on file since 1980, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 129 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
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Sierra Water Resources - Sierra City go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (18 resolved) and 39 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 21 |
| 1990s | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 14 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 9 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began April 2015, Resolved.
Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 17 formal enforcement actions against Sierra Water Resources - Sierra City between 2001 and 2017, filed as 18 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Aug 28, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Nov 17, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 7, 2016 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (1 health-based): Miscellaneous Other Rules, Total Coliform |
| Jul 28, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Miscellaneous Other Rules |
| Nov 13, 2015 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations: Total Coliform |
| Aug 14, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 8, 2015 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 8, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 27, 2015 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 18, 2015 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 19, 2015 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 29, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 17, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 26, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 21, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 1, 2001 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Sierra Water Resources - Sierra City draws water from 2 springs.
Annual water quality report
Sierra Water Resources - Sierra City 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 Sierra Water Resources - Sierra City 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.
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