Public water system record
City of Modesto - Salida
Serves Modesto and Salida, Stanislaus County, CA · 14,537 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Modesto - Salida 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
- City of Modesto - Salida draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, September 2015.
- Record on file since 1995, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,365 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for City of Modesto - Salida go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against City of Modesto - Salida between 1997 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 29, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Nitrate, Public Notice |
| Jul 15, 1997 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 10, 1997 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Antimony, Total |
| Mar 5, 1997 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations: Trichloroethylene, Nitrate, DICHLOROMETHANE, 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE |
| Jan 14, 1997 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Modesto - Salida draws water from 6 wells. It also buys water from City of Modesto.
Buys water from
- City of Modesto Modesto, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Modesto - Salida 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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