PlainWater
States → California

Community Water System · PWS CA3701476

Indian Hills Camp

Jamul, California 91935 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 13,032 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

13,032
People served
25
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 25 drinking-water violations at Indian Hills Camp, 60% of them health-based - above the California per-system average.

25
Total EPA violations on record
60%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
13,032
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Indian Hills Camp

Indian Hills Camp is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 13,032 residents in Jamul, California (San Diego County) through 36 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 25 total violations for this system , of which 15 (60%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 10 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 6 violations (MR). 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%).

Indian Hills Camp's 25 violations sit above 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
13,032
Total Violations
25
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
36
County
San Diego
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
15
Monitoring Violations
10
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2014
Combined Uranium MCL 6 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2015
Nitrate MCL 3 2020
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 2 2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 2 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2024

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 Indian Hills Camp.

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 CA3701476 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 Indian Hills Camp 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
2025 Combined Uranium MCL 6 SDWIS / CA3701476 / 4006
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / CA3701476 / 8000
2020 Nitrate MCL 3 SDWIS / CA3701476 / 1040
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 2 SDWIS / CA3701476 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / CA3701476 / 3100
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / CA3701476 / 3100
2005 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / CA3701476 / 1038

How Indian Hills Camp Compares

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

Metric Indian Hills Camp California avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 25 21.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 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 13,032 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 Indian Hills Camp water safe to drink? ▼
Indian Hills Camp (PWS ID: CA3701476) has 25 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 13,032 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Indian Hills Camp serve? ▼
Indian Hills Camp serves 13,032 people in Jamul, California. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 36 service connections.
What type of violations does Indian Hills Camp have? ▼
Indian Hills Camp has 25 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 10 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Indian Hills Camp water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Indian Hills Camp under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Indian Hills Camp use? ▼
Indian Hills Camp uses Groundwater 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.