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MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO.

PWS ID: CA4900563 · SONOMA, California 95476

MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. serves 150 people in SONOMA, California using Groundwater water sources. It has 16 recorded EPA violations, including 2 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO.

MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 150 residents in SONOMA, California (Sonoma County) through 69 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 16 total violations for this system , of which 2 (13%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 11 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 3 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. MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO.'s 16 violations sit below the California average. Statewide, 447 of 694 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (64.4%). 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
150
Total Violations
16
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
69
County
Sonoma
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
11
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2019
TTHM MR 2 2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 1981
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 2001

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 MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO..

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 CA4900563 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 MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. under EPA-delegated authority.

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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
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / CA4900563 / 8000
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / CA4900563 / 5000
2019 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / CA4900563 / 2950
2019 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / CA4900563 / 2456
2001 Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 SDWIS / CA4900563 / 3100
1981 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 SDWIS / CA4900563 / 4000

How MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. Compares

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

Metric MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. California avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 16 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 150 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
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. water safe to drink?
MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. (PWS ID: CA4900563) has 16 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 150 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. serve?
MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. serves 150 people in SONOMA, California. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 69 service connections.
What type of violations does MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. have?
MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. has 16 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 11 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. water?
No PFAS testing data is available for MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. use?
MISSION HIGHLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO. 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.

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Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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