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CA · Tap water records
Sutter Creek tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Sutter Creek. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Sutter Creek is served by 6 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 23,588 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 32 violations across the community water system(s) serving Sutter Creek, going back to the earliest EPA record. 12 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Awa Buckhorn Plant
8,791 served · surface water · PWSID CA0310012 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2016. The EPA record lists a level of 0.094 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Coliform (TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2010. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2008. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Awa, Ione
7,227 served · surface water · PWSID CA0310002 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 6 times between January 2017 and April 2022. The EPA record lists a level of 0.084 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based CARBON, TOTAL: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in July 2015. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in December 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Awa, Tanner
4,940 served · surface water · PWSID CA0310003 - Health-based Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 1992. The EPA record lists a level of 0 ; the limit (MCL) is 0 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in December 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Awa - Camanche Village
2,402 served · groundwater · PWSID CA0310021 - Monitoring Coliform (TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between January 2000 and April 2010. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Benzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in May 1997. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Gross Alpha Particle Activity: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in May 1997. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Arsenic: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in May 1997. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in May 1997. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Awa La Mel Heights #3
188 served · groundwater · PWSID CA0310019 - Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between October 2004 and June 2006. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in May 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Sutter Pines Mhp
40 served · surface water · PWSID CA0300011 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.