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Burnt Ranch Estates

Serves Burnt Ranch, Trinity County, CA · 115 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Burnt Ranch Estates in the last ten years, including an unresolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • CA5304109
  • BURNT RANCH
  • CA
  • 115 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 95527
EPA system ID CA5304109

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
0
Unresolved
2
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Burnt Ranch Estates draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, September 2025.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 35 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Aug 29, 2025 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Mar 1, 2018 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No

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
 Mar 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Burnt Ranch Estates go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 1
2020s 1 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began June 1993, Resolved.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Burnt Ranch Estates between 1994 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 24, 2025 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Aug 29, 2025 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 2, 1994 California Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The 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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Burnt Ranch Estates draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Burnt Ranch Estates 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 Burnt Ranch Estates for a copy.

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