East Acres Mutual Water Company

PWSID: CA2000512

1 active health-based violation
This system currently has unresolved violations for: 5200. These violations mean contaminant levels exceeded EPA limits or required treatment was not performed.

This system has more violations on record than 88% of water systems in California.

Violation trend: 1.8 per year over the last 5 years, up from 0.2 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served250
Service Connections85
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityFirebaugh
EPA ZIP on File93622

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

2 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5200TT2024-10-17YesOpen
5200RPT2024-10-17Open

Violation History (16 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
1032MCL
Measured: 0.0850 MG/L (limit: 0.0500 MG/L)
2024-04-01YesAcknowledged
1032MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1005MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1005MR2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
1040MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1040MR2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2021-10-01Returned to Compliance
1040MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0190 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2015-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0200 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2014-10-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0230 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2013-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0250 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2012-10-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0120 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2010-10-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0300 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2010-10-01YesReturned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

East Acres Mutual Water Company is a community water system water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 250 in Firebaugh, California. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.