Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CA2300847
Whale Gulch School
Operator location Whitethorn, California - 26% of 27 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 60 served per SDWIS.
- 60
- People served (this PWS)
- 27
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 7
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Whale Gulch School standing, mid SDWIS violation third
26% of 27 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 26% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected.
The verdict
Whale Gulch School lands in the middle third by violation volume (27), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is smaller (60; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 26% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- 27
- Total EPA violations on record
- 26%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 60
- People served by this PWS (SDWIS)
- 0
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Non-Transient Non-Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2
- County
- Mendocino
- School/Daycare
- Yes
- MCL Violations
- 6
- Monitoring Violations
- 19
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 1
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 10 | 2016 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 6 | 2005 |
| TTHM | MR | 4 | 2012 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 2 | 2017 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 2 | 2009 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 1 | 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 1 | 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 1 | 2022 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Whale Gulch School has 27 recorded EPA violations, 39% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 60% carry more. 26% of this system's own violations are health-based (7 of 27), and it ranks unranked by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
27 Lower than most fewer violations than 60% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/6/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/6/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/6/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/6/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/6/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/6/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/6/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/6/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/6/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/6/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/6/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/6/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/6/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/6/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/6/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/6/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/6/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/7/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/7/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/7/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/7/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/7/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/7/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Whale Gulch School
7 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for CA2300847.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
27 violations · 60 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
What to do with Whale Gulch School
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