Pauma Valley Water Company

ZipCheckup's reading of EPA records for Pauma Valley Water Company (CA3700934): 40 health-based violations recorded since 2021. Over the period covered by EPA data, Pauma Valley Water Company recorded 40 violations, each listed as resolved; the utility serves 185 residents.

Data: EPA SDWIS

System Overview

Pauma Valley Water Company (EPA ID: CA3700934) is a community water system in California that serves approximately 185 people from groundwater sources.

This system serves ZIP code 92059 in Pala.

Violation History

Status breakdown for accepted records with record years 2021-2026: 6 resolved, 34 archived, 0 addressed, and 0 unaddressed. Under this source contract, current noncompliance is the sum of addressed and unaddressed records. Archived and resolved records are excluded from current noncompliance.

Recent Violations

Contaminants Detected

The following contaminants have been flagged in EPA records for this water system:

Health Risk Details

Lead (EPA level: 0.015 mg/L (EPA action level for the 90th percentile of a system's tap samples; not a safe level))

Brain damage in children, kidney & blood pressure in adults At-risk groups: infants, children under 6, pregnant women.

Treatment options (verify a product is certified to reduce this contaminant): reverse osmosis, distillation, carbon block filter certified for lead reduction (NSF/ANSI 53). Find the right filter →

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) (EPA limit: 0.08 mg/L)

Long-term exposure is associated with increased cancer risk, including bladder cancer; possible reproductive effects At-risk groups: pregnant women, long-term consumers of chlorinated water.

Treatment options (verify a product is certified to reduce this contaminant): granular activated carbon (GAC), carbon block filter, point-of-entry aeration. Find the right filter →

Lead & Copper

EPA Lead and Copper Rule evidence attributed directly to this water system:

No copper action-level exceedance record appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. This does not establish a clean copper measurement.

ZIP Codes Served

Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by CA or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.

• 92059 - Pala

Data Sources

This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View available EPA compliance records for Pauma Valley Water Company (CA3700934) on EPA.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pauma Valley Water Company water safe to drink?

The accepted 2026Q2 ECHO snapshot shows no current noncompliance for Pauma Valley Water Company; its 40 accepted 2021-2026 records are resolved or archived. Historical compliance status does not establish conditions at a specific tap.

How many people does Pauma Valley Water Company serve?

Pauma Valley Water Company serves approximately 185 people across 1 ZIP code in California.

Where does Pauma Valley Water Company get its water?

The primary water source is groundwater.

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