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Selenium violations in California

29 active public water systems in California had a Selenium violation in the past three years, 3 of them still unresolved. What Selenium is and why it matters.

Health effects: Chronic exposure above the MCL causes selenosis — characterized by hair and nail loss, peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, and gastrointestinal disturbance. Liver damage can occur with prolonged high intake. The margin between nutritional requirement and toxic dose is narrow, making the MCL an important threshold.

Systems with a Selenium violation

Unresolved first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Halcyon Water System
San Luis Obispo County
110 3 1
Resthaven Mobile Home Park
San Luis Obispo County
99 1 0
Ken Mar Gardens
San Luis Obispo County
84 2 0
Corona, City of
Corona · Riverside County
169,380 6 0
City of Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale · Santa Clara County
157,566 5 0
Norco, City of
Norco · Riverside County
25,068 5 0
Quechan Casino Resort
County
2,950 6 0
Richgrove Community Services District
Tulare County
1,617 8 3
Lakeside Park Association
El Dorado County
924 5 1
Madison Service Dist
Yolo County
876 8 1
Madera MH & RV Park
Madera County
450 5 0
Havasu Water Company
County
361 11 4
Sharondale Mesa HOA
Riverside County
340 3 0
Cacheville Service Dist
Yolo County
239 8 1
Saticoy Country Club-City of Ventura
Ventura · Ventura County
196 1 0
Pauma Valley Water Company
San Diego County
185 5 2
Melody Woods Water Company
Santa Clara County
168 3 0
Foster Road Mutual Water Company
Santa Barbara County
150 4 0
Kinecta Fcu
Santa Barbara County
104 4 0
Round Valley Admin. Complex
County
100 6 1
Pit River Montgomery Creek Rancheria
Montgomery Creek Rancheria · County
90 11 0
John Hovannisian Water System
Madera County
80 8 1
Vista Hills Mutual Water Company
Santa Barbara County
75 2 0
Gold Rock Ranch
Imperial County
45 5 0
Sws Land Development INC
Madera County
35 4 0
Kyburz Mutual Water Company
El Dorado County
30 5 0
Moreton Bay Professional Plaza
Santa Barbara County
25 6 1
Santa Ynez Roblar Mobile Home Park
Santa Barbara County
25 4 0
Silverfork School
El Dorado County
25 8 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Selenium, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Selenium 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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.