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Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violations in California

770 active public water systems in California had a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation in the past three years, 100 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Total coliform bacteria indicate that the disinfection barrier has been breached or fecal contamination is entering the system. E. coli specifically indicates fecal contamination and the possible presence of disease-causing pathogens (norovirus, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter). Illness can be severe in elderly, young children, and immunocompromised individuals.

Systems with a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Madera CO Cmd19-Parkwood
Madera County
1,637 1 0
Mojave River Forks Regional Park
San Bernardino County
1,356 1 0
McCloud C.s.d.
Siskiyou County
1,317 3 2
Caltrans Shandon Rest Stop
San Luis Obispo County
1,300 1 0
California Village
County
1,290 5 2
Sea Ranch Water Company,the (puc)
Sonoma County
1,287 3 1
Redway C.s.d.
Humboldt County
1,207 2 0
Malaga County Water District
Fresno County
1,200 2 1
Shant Bhavan Punjabi Funeral Home
Fresno · Fresno County
1,200 1 0
Blue Lake, City of
Blue Lake · Humboldt County
1,172 1 0
Phoenix Lake Estates CC Mwc
Tuolumne County
1,168 1 0
Sonora Meadows Mutual Wtr CO
Tuolumne County
1,123 2 1
MI Wuk Village Mut Wtr CO
Tuolumne County
1,076 1 0
Trinidad, City of
Trinidad · Humboldt County
1,072 2 1
Caltrans-Trinidad NB
Humboldt County
1,000 1 0
Henningsen Lotus Park Water System
El Dorado County
1,000 2 0
Rasor Road Service
San Bernardino County
1,000 1 0
Nyeland Acres Mutual Water CO
Ventura County
975 2 0
Rancho Seco Park
Sacramento County
968 1 0
Fcwwd 18/friant
Fresno County
909 1 0
Madison Service Dist
Yolo County
876 8 1
Camp Lotus Water System
El Dorado County
850 1 0
William Heise County Park
San Diego County
850 1 0
Tud-Apple Valley Estates
Tuolumne County
829 1 0
Immanuel Sports Complex
Fresno County
804 1 0
Church of Jesus Christ of Lds (sws)
Sacramento County
800 1 0
Daggett Comm Svcs Dist
San Bernardino County
795 3 1
Foothill Elementary School
Fresno County
750 2 1
High Valleys Water District
Riverside County
733 3 1
Plasse's Resort
Amador County
730 1 0
Sierra Csa #5, Sierra Brooks
Sierra County
726 1 0
Berryessa Highlands
Napa County
715 1 0
Rainbo Beach
San Bernardino County
700 2 0
Scotia Csd
Humboldt County
681 4 1
Lake Morena's Oak Shores Mwc
San Diego County
670 2 1
Brandeis Bardin Institute
Ventura County
665 2 1
Edwards Afb Main Base
Kern County
661 2 0
Grizzly Lake Csd-Delleker
Plumas County
657 2 0
Cdfw Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve
Monterey County
650 1 0
Mesquite Creek
County
650 5 1
Orleans C.s.d.
Humboldt County
636 4 3
Usfs Clark Fork Campd
Tuolumne County
612 1 0
Carver Tract Mutual Water Comp
Riverside County
600 2 1
Country Life MH & RV Park
Imperial County
600 2 1
Grand Island Mansion
Sacramento County
600 1 0
Rancho Sespe Workers Imp Assoc
Ventura County
600 1 0
Sierra Highland Csd
Inyo County
600 1 0
Bear River Lake Resort
Amador County
571 2 0
Juvenile Justice Campus
Fresno County
565 1 0
Meadows Union Elementary School
Imperial County
550 4 2
About this data

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