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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
Psmcsd Springfield WS
Monterey County
200 1 0
USA Petro Super Stop
Tulare County
200 1 0
Welcome Grange Hall
Napa County
200 1 0
Colonial Oak WC INC
Monterey County
198 2 1
Alpine Acres Mutual Water CO
Tuolumne County
195 3 0
Monte Vista Farming
Denair · Stanislaus County
188 3 2
Pauma Valley Water Company
San Diego County
185 5 2
Marina Landfill WS
Monterey County
180 1 0
Marble Quarry Resort
Tuolumne County
176 1 0
Jesuit Retreat Center of the Sierra
Placer County
175 1 0
Struve RD WS #02
Monterey County
166 1 0
San Joaquin Estates Mutual Water Company
Kern County
165 2 0
Sugar Pine RV Resort
Tuolumne County
160 2 0
MK Properties
Fresno County
156 1 0
Shadow Hills RV Resort
Riverside County
156 1 0
Kashia
County
153 7 0
Donner Mine Camp INC
Nevada County
151 2 0
Hidden Falls Girl Scout Camp
Santa Cruz County
151 1 0
Baker Ranch Water Corp
Placer County
150 3 1
Foster Road Mutual Water Company
Santa Barbara County
150 4 0
Grindstone Rancheria
County
150 9 4
Hines Nurseries Winters North
Solano County
150 2 1
Jess Martin County Park
San Diego County
150 1 0
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Ber
Placer County
150 1 0
Lifebridge Community Church
Madera County
150 1 0
Nelson's Grove
Yolo County
150 1 0
Pipi Campground Water System
El Dorado County
150 1 0
Skyline Park
Napa County
150 1 0
Wolf Creek Campground
El Dorado County
150 1 0
Vallecito County Park
San Diego County
145 1 0
Northshore RV Resort INC
San Bernardino County
140 2 0
Round Valley Hidden Oaks Casino and Restaurant
County
137 6 2
Valley View Trailer Park
Riverside County
135 2 1
Kern Valley Mutual Water Company
Kern County
132 4 3
Old River Mutual Water Company
Kern County
130 3 0
Valley Creek MHP WS
Monterey County
129 1 0
Grover Landscape Water System
Stanislaus County
125 2 1
Lazy B Mobilehome Park
Stanislaus County
125 1 0
Legacy Packing and Cold Storage
Tulare County
125 3 0
Madera Hispanic Church
Madera · Madera County
125 1 0
Matsuda's by Green Acres, LLC
Sacramento County
125 3 0
Peters Fruit Farms, INC
Tulare County
125 1 0
Cdfa-Mountain Pass Jpoe Ais
San Bernardino County
123 1 0
Oak Knolls Mutual Water Company
Kern County
123 2 1
Sierra View JR Academy
Tulare County
121 2 0
Cold Spring Tavern
Santa Barbara County
120 2 0
Fort Independence
Fort Independence Reservation · County
120 5 3
Madonna Inn Water Company
San Luis Obispo County
120 3 1
New Auberry Water Association
Fresno County
120 3 1
Pedrick Produce
Solano County
120 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.