Public water system record
Salyer Heights W.S., Inc
Serves Salyer, Trinity County, CA · 130 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Salyer Heights W.S., Inc in the last ten years, including an unresolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 1
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Salyer Heights W.S., Inc draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by California, October 2022.
- Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 40 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 30, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2022 |
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, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Salyer Heights W.S., Inc go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Salyer Heights W.S., Inc and issued 2 boil water orders between 1994 and 2022, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | California | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Sep 1, 2022 | California | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 22, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 17, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 27, 1994 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 2, 1994 | California | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
3 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
3 incidentsThe 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
Salyer Heights W.S., Inc draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Salyer Heights W.S., Inc 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 Salyer Heights W.S., Inc 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.
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