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Community Water System · PWS CA0910017

El Dorado ID - Strawberry

Placerville, California 95667 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 400 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

400
People served
8
EPA violations
2
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 8 drinking-water violations at El Dorado ID - Strawberry, 25% of them health-based - below the California per-system average.

8
Total EPA violations on record
25%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
400
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: El Dorado ID - Strawberry

El Dorado ID - Strawberry is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 400 residents in Placerville, California (El Dorado County) through 149 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 8 total violations for this system , of which 2 (25%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 6 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2012.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 2 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across California, EPA tracks 7,249 public water systems serving 42,404,883 people, with 153,308 cumulative violations and 63,983 health-based violations on record. About 89% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 21.1 violations. Statewide, 447 of 694 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (64.4%).

El Dorado ID - Strawberry's 8 violations sit below the California average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
400
Total Violations
8
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
149
County
El Dorado
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
6
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 2 2012
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2007
TTHM MR 2 2007
Coliform (TCR) MR 1 2002
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 1993

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for El Dorado ID - Strawberry.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID CA0910017 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

California Drinking Water Authority

California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects El Dorado ID - Strawberry under EPA-delegated authority.

Open CA regulator portal

Source: California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2012 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 2 SDWIS / CA0910017 / 2456
2007 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / CA0910017 / 2456
2007 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / CA0910017 / 2950
2002 Coliform (TCR) MR 1 SDWIS / CA0910017 / 3100
1993 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / CA0910017 / 5000

How El Dorado ID - Strawberry Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric El Dorado ID - Strawberry California avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 8 21.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 2 8.8 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 64.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 400 5,850 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,249 regulated public water systems in California.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is El Dorado ID - Strawberry water safe to drink? ▼
El Dorado ID - Strawberry (PWS ID: CA0910017) has 8 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 400 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does El Dorado ID - Strawberry serve? ▼
El Dorado ID - Strawberry serves 400 people in Placerville, California. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 149 service connections.
What type of violations does El Dorado ID - Strawberry have? ▼
El Dorado ID - Strawberry has 8 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 6 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in El Dorado ID - Strawberry water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for El Dorado ID - Strawberry under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does El Dorado ID - Strawberry use? ▼
El Dorado ID - Strawberry uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.