Public water system · CA4000660
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At a glance
Bear Valley Water Company (PWSID CA4000660) is an active community water system in San Luis Obispo County, California. It reports serving 45 people through 17 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
45
Service connections
17
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bear Valley Water Company compare with other water systems in San Luis Obispo County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Valley Water Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). San Luis Obispo County has 171 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,038 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 348,510 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bear Valley Water Company is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. California has 2,997 active community water systems, 40% of the state's 7,479 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,179 California systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear Valley Water Company?
EPA lists Bear Valley Water Company as privately owned. The CA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 130 of the 171 active systems in San Luis Obispo County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Valley Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between March 1980 and October 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved, 3 as archived and 1 as addressed. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Addressed |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1981-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1980-10-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1980-03-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
All 9 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Bear Valley Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Valley Water Company?
Bear Valley Water Company (PWSID CA4000660) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Valley Water Company serve?
Bear Valley Water Company reports serving 45 people through 17 service connections in San Luis Obispo County, California.
Where does Bear Valley Water Company get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Bear Valley Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Bear Valley Water Company's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Valley Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bear Valley Water Company must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in San Luis Obispo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Margarita Recreation Area | San Luis Obispo | 50,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| San Luis Obispo Water Department | San Luis Obispo | 47,788 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Paso Robles Water Division | San Luis Obispo | 31,176 | Community | Surface water |
| Atascadero Mutual Water Co | San Luis Obispo | 30,618 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Arroyo Grande Utilities Division | San Luis Obispo | 17,963 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| California Mens Colony | San Luis Obispo | 15,000 | Community | Surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bear Valley Water Company, PWSID CA4000660, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/bear-valley-water-company-ca4000660 (data as of October 1, 2026).