Public water system record
Bodega Bay Public Utility District
Serves Bodega Bay and Salmon Creek, Sonoma County, CA · 1,069 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Bodega Bay Public Utility District 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
- Bodega Bay Public Utility District draws water from 8 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2019.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,224 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Bodega Bay Public Utility District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2014, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Bodega Bay Public Utility District between 2004 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrite |
| May 8, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 22, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Bodega Bay Public Utility District draws water from 8 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Bodega Bay Public Utility District 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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