Public water system record
City of Red Bluff
Serves Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA · 14,710 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff draws water from 11 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2020.
- Record on file since 1992, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,923 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
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of Red Bluff go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2013, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Red Bluff between 2012 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| May 31, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 18, 2012 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Red Bluff draws water from 11 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of Red Bluff 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