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Echo Valley School Ws

At a glance

Echo Valley School Ws (PWSID CA2700552) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Monterey County, California. It reports serving 579 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

579

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCA2700552
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served579
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyCA state drinking water program
City served—
StateCalifornia
ZIP—
CountyMonterey County

How does Echo Valley School Ws compare with other water systems in Monterey County?

By EPA's size categories, Echo Valley School Ws is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Monterey County has 307 active public water systems. Its population served is about 63% below the county average of 1,552 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 476,419 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Echo Valley School Ws is about 35% above that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. California has 1,466 active non-transient non-community water systems, 20% 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 Echo Valley School Ws?

EPA lists Echo Valley School Ws as owned by a local government. 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. 28 of the 307 active systems in Monterey County (9.1%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Echo Valley School Ws have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and July 2024. By type: 12 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (12 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 5 as resolved. 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. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesArchived
2024-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesArchived
2024-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesArchived
2023-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesArchived
2023-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesArchived
2023-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesArchived
2023-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesArchived
2013-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2013-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2012-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2012-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2012-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Echo Valley School Ws: frequently asked questions

Who runs Echo Valley School Ws?

Echo Valley School Ws (PWSID CA2700552) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.

How many people does Echo Valley School Ws serve?

Echo Valley School Ws reports serving 579 people through 1 service connection in Monterey County, California.

Where does Echo Valley School Ws 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 Echo Valley School Ws have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. 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 Echo Valley School Ws' 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Echo Valley School Ws' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Echo Valley School Ws is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Monterey County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Cwsc SalinasMonterey123,679CommunityGroundwater
Cal Am Water Company - MontereyMonterey92,450CommunityGroundwater under influence of surface water
Alco Water ServiceMonterey56,253CommunityGroundwater
Marina Coast Water DistrictMonterey38,377CommunityGroundwater
Soledad, City ofMonterey19,455CommunityGroundwater
Greenfield, City ofMonterey18,967CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Echo Valley School Ws, PWSID CA2700552, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/echo-valley-school-ws-ca2700552 (data as of October 1, 2026).