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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in California

404 active public water systems in California had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 404 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Cove Mobile Villa
Siskiyou County
105 1 1
Beaulieu Vineyard
Napa County
100 1 0
Bradley Union School WS
Monterey County
100 2 1
Cemex Calif Cement LLC VV
San Bernardino County
100 1 1
Guatay Mutual Benefit Corporation
San Diego County
100 4 1
Hess Winery
Napa County
100 2 1
Lytle Creek Administration Site
San Bernardino County
100 5 3
Montecito Sea Meadows
Santa Barbara County
100 1 1
Omya California, a Division of Omya INC
San Bernardino County
100 2 1
Pleasant Valley Elementary
San Luis Obispo County
100 1 0
Rancho Borromeo Mwc
Monterey County
100 1 1
San Miguel WS #01
Monterey County
100 2 2
Sandmound Mutual
Contra Costa County
100 2 2
SO Trinity Unified School Dist.
Trinity County
100 1 1
Anglers Subdivision 4
Contra Costa County
99 1 1
Ocotillo Oasis, LLC
San Diego County
96 3 1
Big Springs Union Elem. School
Siskiyou County
95 2 2
Yokohl Mutual Water CO
Tulare County
95 5 2
Bella Vista Water Sys
Contra Costa County
93 3 2
Lomas del Sol Mws
Monterey County
93 1 1
Randal's Ranchette Mutual Water Company
Sonoma County
93 2 2
Robley Property Mws
Monterey County
92 1 1
Vista del Toro WS
Monterey County
92 2 1
Clark Street Community Well
Kern County
90 3 3
South Cloverdale Water Company
Sonoma County
90 2 2
Camp Denver Fox
San Diego County
86 1 1
Bassi Ranch Mutual Water Co.
San Luis Obispo County
85 2 1
Kern Ridge Growers
Kern County
85 1 1
Mjusd Dobbins School
Yuba County
85 3 2
Stoco Mutual Water Company
Kern County
85 2 2
White's Steel, Inc.
Riverside County
85 3 3
Lake San Antonio MHP WS
Monterey County
84 1 1
Floricultura Pacific WS
Monterey County
82 1 1
Blue Oak Terrace Mutual
Butte County
81 2 1
Hidden Valley WA
Monterey County
81 3 2
Mesa Grande Black Canyon
County
81 3 1
At&t Water System
Stanislaus County
80 1 1
Cal Fire-High Rock Conservation Camp
Humboldt County
80 3 2
Morning Star King, LLC
Kings County
80 1 1
Lion Raisins Packing Company
Fresno County
80 1 1
Locke Water Works CO [sws]
Sacramento County
80 1 1
Sobre Vista Water Company
Sonoma County
80 1 1
Valley Home School Texas
Stanislaus County
80 1 1
Yosemite Vista Estates
Tuolumne County
80 2 1
Big Bear Administration
San Bernardino County
75 3 3
Duarte Nursery INC Water System
Stanislaus County
75 2 1
Friendly Acres MHP
Tehama County
75 2 2
Golden Oaks Mobile Home Park
Butte County
75 3 0
Tierra Bonita Mutual Water
Los Angeles County
75 1 1
Waddington W.w.
Humboldt County
75 3 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The California records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.