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Sierra City Water Works, Inc.

Serves Sierra City, Sierra County, CA · 250 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Sierra City Water Works, Inc. in the last ten years.

  • CA4600056
  • GRASS VALLEY
  • CA
  • 250 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 95945
EPA system ID CA4600056

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

Key facts

  • Sierra City Water Works, Inc. draws water from 1 spring.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2022.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 88 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.

None since October 2016.

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
 Dec 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Sierra City Water Works, Inc. go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 34 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 32
1990s 0 2
2020s 0 1

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Sierra City Water Works, Inc. in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 18, 2022 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule

Where the water comes from

Sierra City Water Works, Inc. draws water from 1 spring.

Annual water quality report

Sierra City Water Works, Inc. 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 City Water Works, Inc. for a copy.

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