Public water system record
Paskenta Comm. Services Dist.
Serves Paskenta, Tehama County, CA · 237 people served
Federal records show 20 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Paskenta Comm. Services Dist. in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Surface Water Treatment Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 20
- Resolved
- 12
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 8
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Paskenta Comm. Services Dist. draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 72 service lines.
Check whether Paskenta Comm. Services Dist. serves your address
Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Paskenta Comm. Services Dist. go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 26 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 18 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began April 2014, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Paskenta Comm. Services Dist. and issued 1 boil water order between 2014 and 2025, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2025 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations (8 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 28, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (10 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 6, 2024 | California | Boil water order | 17 violations (17 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 5, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 19, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| May 13, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 29, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
19 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Paskenta Comm. Services Dist. draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Paskenta Comm. Services Dist. 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 Paskenta Comm. Services Dist. 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