Public water system record
Garden Acres Mutual Water Co
Serves an area of Ventura County, CA · 1,335 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Garden Acres Mutual Water Co 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
- Garden Acres Mutual Water Co draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 2018.
- Record on file since 1979, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 139 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Garden Acres Mutual Water Co go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2007, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 21, 1986 | Archived |
|
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 28, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Garden Acres Mutual Water Co between 2008 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 29, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Garden Acres Mutual Water Co draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Nyeland Acres Mutual Water Co. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Garden Acres Mutual Water Co.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Nyeland Acres Mutual Water Co Oxnard, CA
Annual water quality report
Garden Acres Mutual Water Co 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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