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Nitrate violations in California

524 active public water systems in California had a Nitrate violation in the past three years, 41 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Nitrate is and why it matters.

Health effects: Methemoglobinemia in infants under 6 months: gut bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite, which blocks oxygen transport in blood. Pregnant women should also take precautions. Chronic adult exposure at elevated levels may increase cancer risk.

Systems with a Nitrate violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Evergreen Lodge
Tuolumne County
30 2 0
Huntington Lake Resort
Fresno County
30 2 0
Huppe Moore Landscape
Placer County
30 1 0
Keenwild Station Usfs
Riverside County
30 1 0
Laureate Water Company
San Luis Obispo County
30 1 0
Live Oak Creek Mutual Water Company
Santa Clara County
30 1 0
Mammoth Pool Mobile Home Park
Madera County
30 2 1
Pyramid Flowers
Ventura County
30 1 0
Richardson Beardsley Park Inc.
San Diego County
30 1 0
Tehachapi Valley United Methodist Church
Kern County
30 1 0
Vista Grande Station Usfs
Riverside County
30 2 1
YMCA Camp Whittle
San Bernardino County
30 1 0
Yolo Fruit Stand Water
Yolo County
30 2 0
Country Inn, the
Napa County
29 1 0
Green Acres Mobile Park
Riverside County
29 1 0
Camp la Verne
San Bernardino County
28 2 0
Church of Glad Tidings
Sutter County
28 2 0
Santa Cruz Mountain Pure WC
Santa Cruz County
28 1 0
Belmont Temperance Property Water System
Fresno County
27 2 0
David Bruce Winery
Santa Cruz County
27 1 0
Houseboat Mini Mart
Tuolumne County
27 1 0
Jarvis Vineyard
Napa County
27 1 0
McHenry Business Park
Stanislaus County
27 2 1
White Rock Club WS
Monterey County
27 1 0
Borjon Winery
Amador County
26 2 0
Caltrans, Sand Hill Rest Stop
Imperial County
26 1 0
Eastin
Stanislaus County
26 2 0
Farmers' Den /market
Stanislaus County
26 1 0
Hamlet Motel
Stanislaus County
26 1 0
Harrington RD WS #07
Monterey County
26 2 1
LA Casa Loma River Store
Tuolumne County
26 1 0
Lawler Park Riv.county Parks
Riverside County
26 1 0
Pinecrest Elementary School
Tuolumne County
26 3 1
Shiloh-Paradise Baseball for Youth
Stanislaus County
26 1 0
141 Suburban Road Water Supply
San Luis Obispo County
25 1 0
Antinori California
Napa · Napa County
25 1 0
Bagdad Cafe
San Bernardino County
25 2 0
Barn the
San Bernardino County
25 2 0
Beverly Lodge
El Dorado County
25 2 0
Burgess Cellars
Napa County
25 1 0
Caltrans, Buckman Springs Rest Area
San Diego County
25 1 0
Ciotti Cellars
Placer County
25 2 0
Circle Bar B Guest Ranch
Santa Barbara County
25 1 0
Circle K Ranch
Fresno County
25 1 0
Crab Flats Campground
San Bernardino County
25 1 0
Everybody's Inn
Placer County
25 2 0
Exxon Station WS
Monterey County
25 1 0
Fenders
San Bernardino County
25 2 0
Gables Water Company
San Bernardino County
25 1 0
Garlic World
Santa Clara County
25 1 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Nitrate, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Nitrate 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.