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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
Quiet Oaks Mobile Home Park
San Diego County
120 1 0
Ripperdan Community Day School
Madera County
120 2 0
Ventura Coastal, LLC Visalia Division
Tulare County
120 2 1
Round Valley Health Clinic
County
119 7 3
Grimmway Farms David Road
Kern County
114 2 0
Foster Farms Chicken Livehaul (sycamore
Merced County
110 1 0
Halcyon Water System
San Luis Obispo County
110 3 1
Torres-Martinez Avenue 64
County
110 1 0
Oak Grove Mobile Home Park
Los Angeles County
109 1 0
Usfs Hull Creek Campgd
Tuolumne County
108 1 0
Valley Oaks MHP WS
Monterey County
108 1 0
Jameson Ranch Camp
Kern County
106 3 0
Laird Wine Studio
Napa County
106 1 0
Handistop Market
Fresno County
105 1 0
Mono Vista Ranch MHP
Tuolumne County
105 2 0
Oak Heights W & R CO INC
Monterey County
105 1 0
Palm Gas Mart
Riverside County
105 1 0
Paso Robles RV Ranch
San Luis Obispo County
105 1 0
Shiloh School District
Stanislaus County
105 1 0
Zaca Lake Retreat
Santa Barbara County
105 1 0
Eastern Sierra Tri County Fair
Inyo County
104 1 0
Nps Hole in the Wall Campground
San Bernardino County
104 1 0
Ice House Resort
El Dorado County
103 2 0
Rj's Travel Center
Tulare County
103 1 0
Rancho Santa Teresa MW Co.
San Diego County
102 2 0
Alamo Discount Store
Riverside County
100 1 0
Camp Nauvoo Water System
El Dorado County
100 1 0
Descanso Junction
San Diego County
100 1 0
Econo Lodge Inn and Suites
El Dorado County
100 1 0
Fll Mutual
El Dorado County
100 1 0
Fox Sparrow RV Park
El Dorado County
100 2 0
Gar, Llc.
Reedley · County
100 1 0
Gray's Mart and Gas
El Dorado County
100 2 0
Guatay Mutual Benefit Corporation
San Diego County
100 4 1
Kit Carson Lodge
Amador County
100 2 0
North Trails Mutual Water Company
Los Angeles County
100 3 1
People's Market & Deli
Tulare County
100 2 0
Pioneer Market
Madera County
100 1 0
Pioneer Park Water System
El Dorado County
100 2 0
Pleasant Valley Campground
Inyo County
100 1 0
Round Valley Admin. Complex
County
100 6 1
Stockton Silver Lake Family Camp
Amador County
100 1 0
Stumpy Meadows Campground
El Dorado County
100 1 0
Table MT Chevron
Madera County
100 1 0
Temalpakh Farm
County
100 1 0
Yellow Jacket Campground
El Dorado County
100 1 0
Villa Robles Water System
San Benito County
98 3 2
Ocotillo Oasis, LLC
San Diego County
96 3 1
Vierra Canyon WS #29
Monterey County
96 1 0
Yokohl Mutual Water CO
Tulare County
95 5 2
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.