Public water system · CA3601155
ActiveSpecialty Minerals Inc.
At a glance
Specialty Minerals Inc. (PWSID CA3601155) is an active non-transient non-community water system in San Bernardino County, California. It reports serving 67 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
67
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Specialty Minerals Inc. compare with other water systems in San Bernardino County?
By EPA's size categories, Specialty Minerals Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). San Bernardino County has 306 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 9,227 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 2,823,318 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 Specialty Minerals Inc. is well below 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 Specialty Minerals Inc.?
EPA lists Specialty Minerals Inc. 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. 201 of the 306 active systems in San Bernardino County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Specialty Minerals Inc. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and October 2020. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Specialty Minerals Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Specialty Minerals Inc.?
Specialty Minerals Inc. (PWSID CA3601155) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Specialty Minerals Inc. serve?
Specialty Minerals Inc. reports serving 67 people through 1 service connection in San Bernardino County, California.
Where does Specialty Minerals Inc. 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 Specialty Minerals Inc. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. 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 Specialty Minerals Inc.'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Specialty Minerals Inc.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Specialty Minerals Inc. 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 San Bernardino County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gabriel Valley Wc - Fontana | San Bernardino | 237,700 | Community | Surface water |
| San Bernardino City | San Bernardino | 214,665 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cucamonga Valley Water District | San Bernardino | 211,069 | Community | Surface water |
| Ontario Municipal Utilities Company | San Bernardino | 185,010 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Victorville Water District | San Bernardino | 135,983 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| San Bernardino Valley Wd | San Bernardino | 109,608 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Specialty Minerals Inc., PWSID CA3601155, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/specialty-minerals-inc-ca3601155 (data as of October 1, 2026).