Scan of PINE VALLEY WATER DISTRICT — DEMO: 0 item(s) needing immediate attention, 1 recommended action(s), 2 upcoming requirement(s), 4 appearing compliant, and 11 requiring verification with documentation Orevant does not yet have.
A weighted indicator of this assessment's findings. Not a regulatory determination.
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Immediate Attention
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Upcoming
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Not Due Yet
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Findings by Category
Findings by Regulatory Area
2.Federal Violation History
EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System lists 4 violation record(s) for this system across all years (retrieved 2026-08-18). In the past 5 years: 1 without a recorded return to compliance, 2 returned to compliance, 0 of the unresolved records health-based. Older records appear in the table below for completeness. Federal records can lag state records; confirm current status with your primacy agency before acting.
Each finding identifies the applicable requirement, why it applies to this system, the evidence reviewed, and the recommended next step. Citations reference the controlling regulation; source links point to the authoritative agency page.
3A — Federal Requirements
Action Recommended
1 finding(s)
Potential deficiencies or items requiring confirmation with your state.
1 monitoring/reporting violation(s) not shown as resolved
EPA SDWIS federal reporting
Medium priority
What this requirement isThese are commonly missed samples or late reports. They accumulate toward enforcement targeting if unaddressed. Federal data may lag your state's records.
Why it applies to your systemFederal records show monitoring, reporting, or notification violations without a recorded resolution.
Recommended actionReconcile each item with your state and submit any missing samples or reports.
Records reviewed
Revised Total Coliform Rule (code 23, 2025-03-01)
Jurisdiction: FederalCategory: ViolationsInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
Upcoming Requirements
2 finding(s)
Obligations approaching within the next 180 days.
Revised Total Coliform Rule Routine Sampling
40 CFR Part 141 Subpart Y
High priorityDue Aug 31, 2026
What this requirement isMonthly (or quarterly for some very small non-community systems) coliform samples are required. A missed monitoring period is a violation requiring public notification.
Why it applies to your systemEvery public water system must collect routine total coliform samples on a written sample siting plan at a frequency based on population served.
Recommended actionVerify this period's routine coliform samples are collected and results submitted by your lab on time.
How to close this out
Confirm your written Bacteriological Sample Siting Plan (BSSP) is current and matches where you actually sample.
Verify this month's routine samples are on the calendar and your lab submits results to the state on time.
If a routine sample comes back total-coliform positive, collect the required repeat set within 24 hours from the correct sites.
Jurisdiction: FederalCategory: Microbial MonitoringInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Monitoring
40 CFR Part 141 Subpart V
Low priorityDue Sep 30, 2026
What this requirement isMonitoring frequency and site count depend on source type and population. Results are evaluated as locational running annual averages against 80/60 ug/L limits.
Why it applies to your systemSystems that add a disinfectant must monitor TTHM and HAA5 at locational running annual average (LRAA) compliance sites.
Recommended actionConfirm this period's DBP samples are scheduled at your Stage 2 monitoring locations.
How to close this out
Confirm this period's TTHM/HAA5 samples are scheduled at your designated Stage 2 locations.
Track locational running annual averages, not just single results — an LRAA exceedance is the violation.
Jurisdiction: FederalCategory: Contaminant MonitoringInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
Not Due Yet
3 finding(s)
Requirements that apply to your system with a deadline more than 180 days away. Orevant has not verified whether these were completed — only that the next deadline is not close.
Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
40 CFR Part 141 Subpart O
Low priorityDue Jul 01, 2027
What this requirement isThe CCR summarizes detected contaminants, compliance with drinking water standards, and system information in plain language. Every community water system must certify delivery to its primacy agency (40 CFR 141.155(c)); allowed delivery methods vary by system size.
Why it applies to your systemCommunity water systems must deliver an annual water quality report to customers by July 1 covering the prior calendar year.
Recommended actionPrepare and distribute your CCR before July 1; retain the state certification of delivery.
How to close this out
Pull last calendar year's monitoring results from your lab reports or your state's data portal.
Draft the CCR using EPA's template — detected contaminants, ranges, MCL comparisons, required health language.
Deliver to every bill-paying customer by July 1 (mail, hand-delivery, or the URL-on-the-bill electronic option where your state allows it).
Send the certification of delivery to your state and keep a copy of both for at least 3 years.
Jurisdiction: FederalCategory: ReportingInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
LCRI Compliance Deadline — Baseline Inventory, Connectors & Replacement Plan
40 CFR 141.84 as amended; LCRI (89 FR 86416)
Low priorityDue Nov 01, 2027
What this requirement isThis applies to every system regardless of size — there is no small-system exemption from the inventory and planning requirements. Systems whose inventories still contain 'unknown' lines must show how they will identify them. Federal infrastructure funding (DWSRF, including set-asides for small and disadvantaged systems) can pay for inventory and replacement work.
Why it applies to your systemThe Lead and Copper Rule Improvements compliance date is November 1, 2027. By that date every CWS and NTNCWS must have a baseline service line inventory that includes connector materials, and systems with any lead, galvanized-requiring-replacement, or unknown lines must have a service line replacement plan.
Recommended actionReview your current service line inventory, add connector materials, reduce unknowns, and draft your replacement plan well before November 1, 2027.
How to close this out
Add connector materials to your existing inventory — the LCRI baseline inventory requires them.
Draft a service line replacement plan if any line is lead, GRR, or unknown: replacement rate, funding approach, prioritization.
Ask your state DWSRF program about set-aside funding for inventory and replacement work — small-system set-asides exist specifically for this.
Calendar November 1, 2027 with internal milestones at least two quarters earlier.
Jurisdiction: FederalCategory: Lead & CopperInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
PFAS Rule Monitoring & Compliance Planning
40 CFR Part 141 Subpart Z (PFAS NPDWR, 89 FR 32532)
Low priorityDue Apr 26, 2027
What this requirement isInitial monitoring (or use of qualifying prior data) must be complete by April 26, 2027. EPA has proposed (2026, not yet final) extending PFOA/PFOS MCL compliance to 2031 and rescinding the individual MCLs for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, and the Hazard Index — the monitoring obligation and the PFOA/PFOS limits of 4 ppt remain. States may have earlier or additional requirements; confirm current status with your state.
Why it applies to your systemThe 2024 PFAS rule set MCLs for PFOA, PFOS, and other PFAS. Community and NTNC systems must complete initial monitoring by 2027 and comply with MCLs by the compliance dates in the rule.
Recommended actionConfirm your PFAS initial monitoring schedule with your state and book laboratory capacity early.
How to close this out
Ask your state whether existing UCMR 5 or state PFAS data qualifies as your initial monitoring — many systems already have qualifying data and don't know it.
If you need new samples, book a certified lab now (EPA Methods 533/537.1); PFAS lab capacity tightens near deadlines.
If results approach or exceed 4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS, start evaluating treatment or source options early — compliance dates allow lead time only if you use it.
Jurisdiction: FederalCategory: Contaminant MonitoringInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
Unable to Verify
6 finding(s)
Requirements where public data was insufficient for a determination.
Lead Service Line Inventory (LCRR/LCRI)
40 CFR 141.84; LCRR (86 FR 4198)
High priority
What this requirement isThe inventory classifies every service line as lead, galvanized requiring replacement, non-lead, or unknown. Under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, systems must also prepare service line replacement plans and continue updating the inventory.
Why it applies to your systemAll community and non-transient non-community systems must maintain and update a service line materials inventory (initial inventory was due October 16, 2024).
Recommended actionConfirm your service line inventory is filed with your state and kept current; reduce 'unknown' classifications on an ongoing basis.
How to close this out
Locate the inventory you filed for the October 16, 2024 deadline (or start one now if it was never filed — that is a compliance gap to fix immediately).
Reduce 'unknown' classifications using tap cards, meter records, construction-era plumbing codes, and field verification during meter work.
Update the inventory whenever a line is verified or replaced, and keep the public-facing version current.
Jurisdiction: FederalCategory: Lead & CopperInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
Lead & Copper Tap Sampling
40 CFR 141.86
Medium priority
What this requirement isStandard monitoring is every 6 months, reducible to annual or triennial with qualifying results. Exceeding the lead action level triggers additional requirements including public education and corrosion control steps.
Why it applies to your systemCWS and NTNCWS must periodically collect first-draw tap samples for lead and copper at Tier 1 sites; frequency depends on system size and prior results.
Recommended actionConfirm your current lead/copper monitoring schedule and next required sampling window with your state.
How to close this out
Confirm your current monitoring schedule (semiannual, annual, or triennial) and the exact sampling window with your state.
Verify your Tier 1 site list is still valid — homes change; sites on the plan must still qualify.
Collect first-draw samples per protocol and submit the 90th percentile calculation on time.
Jurisdiction: FederalCategory: Lead & CopperInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
Groundwater Rule Requirements
40 CFR Part 141 Subpart S
Medium priority
What this requirement isA total-coliform-positive routine sample generally requires source samples from each well in use. Systems with 4-log virus treatment instead perform compliance monitoring of that treatment.
Why it applies to your systemGroundwater systems must perform triggered source water monitoring after a positive routine coliform sample and address significant deficiencies identified in sanitary surveys.
Recommended actionKeep a triggered source monitoring plan on file and confirm corrective actions from your last sanitary survey are closed out.
How to close this out
Keep a written triggered source water monitoring plan on file naming which wells get sampled after a TC-positive routine sample.
Close out any open significant deficiencies from your last sanitary survey with documented corrective action.
Jurisdiction: FederalCategory: Microbial MonitoringInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
Sanitary Survey Cycle
40 CFR 141.401 / 142.16 (state programs)
Medium priority
What this requirement isEPA records show this system's most recent site visit on 2024-10-08 with 1 area(s) flagged. Open deficiencies from a sanitary survey are a common enforcement trigger. Keep documentation of corrective actions. Your survey cycle is generally every 3 years for your system type.
Why it applies to your systemStates conduct periodic sanitary surveys (generally every 3 years for CWS, 5 years for non-community). Systems must correct significant deficiencies within state-set timeframes.
Recommended actionConfirm the date of your last sanitary survey and close out any open deficiencies with documentation.
How to close this out
Pull your last survey letter and list every deficiency and recommendation with its due date.
Document corrective action for each item — photos, invoices, and dates — and send closure evidence to the surveyor.
Prepare for the next survey with a records binder: monitoring results, operator certs, BSSP, ERP, cross-connection program.
Jurisdiction: FederalCategory: OperationalInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
Certified Operator Requirement
SDWA 1419; state operator certification programs
Medium priority
What this requirement isCertification grade must match system classification. Expired certification can place the system out of compliance even when water quality is fine.
Why it applies to your systemCWS and NTNCWS must be operated by an appropriately certified operator under the state's EPA-approved certification program.
Recommended actionVerify your designated operator's certification grade matches the system classification and is unexpired.
How to close this out
Verify the designated operator's certification grade matches your system classification and note the expiration date.
Calendar renewal CEU deadlines at least 6 months out — lapsed certification is a compliance issue even when water quality is perfect.
Name a backup: who legally operates the system when your operator is unavailable?
Jurisdiction: FederalCategory: CertificationInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
Public Notification Readiness
40 CFR Part 141 Subpart Q
Low priority
What this requirement isSystems should keep notification templates and delivery methods ready before an incident happens. Certification of delivery to the state is required.
Why it applies to your systemAll public water systems must notify the public of violations within required timeframes: Tier 1 within 24 hours, Tier 2 within 30 days, Tier 3 within 12 months.
Recommended actionKeep current PN templates and a delivery plan on file; confirm your state's certification process.
How to close this out
Keep fill-in-the-blank Tier 1, 2, and 3 notice templates ready before you need them — Tier 1 allows only 24 hours.
Maintain a delivery list (media contacts, posting locations, direct-delivery methods) matched to each tier's rules.
After any notice, send the certification and a copy to your state within 10 days.
Jurisdiction: FederalCategory: Public NotificationInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
4.State Regulatory Context
The following findings are specific to DE's primacy program requirements — obligations set by your state drinking water agency in addition to federal minimums. These carry the same legal weight as federal requirements; the primacy agency enforces them directly.
4A — DE Requirements
Not Due Yet
1 finding(s)
Requirements that apply to your system with a deadline more than 180 days away. Orevant has not verified whether these were completed — only that the next deadline is not close.
California Consumer Confidence Report Delivery
22 CCR §§64480–64483
Low priorityCaliforniaDue Jul 01, 2027
What this requirement isThe report communicates source, monitoring, and compliance information to customers. Distribution, certification, and record-retention obligations apply even when the system has no reported violations.
Why it applies to your systemCalifornia community water systems must prepare and distribute an annual Consumer Confidence Report to customers and submit the required certification to their regulator.
Recommended actionPrepare and distribute the annual CCR by July 1, retain proof of delivery, and complete the applicable DDW certification process.
Jurisdiction: CaliforniaCategory: ReportingInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
Unable to Verify
5 finding(s)
Requirements where public data was insufficient for a determination.
California Cross-Connection Control Program (CCCPH)
SWRCB Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook (CCCPH), effective July 1, 2024 (rev. June 17, 2025); supersedes 17 CCR §§7583–7605
High priorityCalifornia
What this requirement isThe CCCPH required existing systems to submit a Cross-Connection Control Plan by July 1, 2025 (with certain compliance dates adjusted in the June 2025 revision), and phases in hazard assessments, certified cross-connection control specialists, and annual backflow assembly testing with recordkeeping. Systems that have not yet submitted a plan should treat that as an open compliance gap and contact DDW.
Why it applies to your systemCalifornia public water systems must run a cross-connection control program under the State Water Board's Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook, which replaced the former Title 17 backflow regulations.
Recommended actionConfirm your Cross-Connection Control Plan was submitted to DDW (due July 1, 2025), verify hazard assessments and annual assembly tests are on schedule under the CCCPH, and retain tester certifications and test records.
Jurisdiction: CaliforniaCategory: TreatmentInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
California Sanitary Survey Deficiency Correction
Health & Safety Code §116530; DDW sanitary survey program (40 CFR 142.16)
High priorityCalifornia
What this requirement isSanitary surveys review source, treatment, distribution, management, monitoring, and operator capability. Corrective due dates are system-specific and are set in the survey or enforcement correspondence.
Why it applies to your systemCalifornia public water systems are subject to periodic sanitary surveys, and deficiencies identified by the regulator require documented correction within the assigned timeframe.
Recommended actionLocate the latest sanitary-survey letter, assign an owner and due date to every open deficiency, and retain correction evidence with the survey file.
Jurisdiction: CaliforniaCategory: OperationalInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
California Public Notification Procedure
22 CCR §§64463–64465
High priorityCalifornia
What this requirement isNotice tier, content, delivery method, and timing depend on the condition and regulator direction. The system should be ready to issue the applicable notice promptly rather than drafting it after an event.
Why it applies to your systemCalifornia public water systems must provide public notice when a violation or other condition triggers notice under the state drinking-water regulations.
Recommended actionMaintain regulator-approved public-notice templates, current customer delivery lists, and a record-retention process; confirm requirements with DDW for any event.
Jurisdiction: CaliforniaCategory: Public NotificationInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
California Certified Drinking Water Operator
22 CCR §§63765–63770
Medium priorityCalifornia
What this requirement isCalifornia operator certificates are issued by the State Water Resources Control Board. The required grade depends on the system's treatment and distribution classification and the duties assigned to the operator.
Why it applies to your systemCalifornia public water systems must use appropriately certified operators for the treatment and distribution facilities they operate.
Recommended actionConfirm that the designated treatment and distribution operators hold current certificates at or above the grades required for this system, and calendar renewal deadlines.
Jurisdiction: CaliforniaCategory: CertificationInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
California Monitoring Plan and Sample Records
22 CCR Chapter 15 monitoring articles (e.g., §64432 et seq.)
Medium priorityCalifornia
What this requirement isMonitoring schedules vary by source, system type, compliance history, and DDW determination. A general federal schedule is not a substitute for the system's current state monitoring direction.
Why it applies to your systemCalifornia systems must follow regulator-approved monitoring requirements and maintain records showing required samples, analyses, and reporting were completed.
Recommended actionKeep the current DDW monitoring schedule and sampling plan on file; reconcile completed samples and laboratory reports against every active monitoring period.
Jurisdiction: CaliforniaCategory: MonitoringInformation verified Aug 17, 2026Authoritative source →
5.Federal Survey & Facility Record
What EPA's federal database holds about your inspections and physical facilities. Most systems have never seen these records assembled in one place — they are what a state surveyor sees before walking through your door.
Sanitary survey & site visit history
Date
Evaluation results by area
2024-10-08
Source water: No deficienciesTreatment: No deficienciesDistribution system: Minor deficienciesFinished water storage: Recommendations madeManagement & operations: No deficienciesMonitoring & reporting: No deficiencies
2021-09-14
Source water: No deficienciesTreatment: No deficienciesDistribution system: No deficienciesManagement & operations: Recommendations made
Minor or significant deficiency chips above mean the surveyor recorded findings in that area — confirm every one has documented corrective action. Federal records may lag state files.
Facilities on federal record
Facility
Type
Source?
Status
Well No. 1 (Pine Valley Rd)
Well
Yes
Active
Well No. 2 (Ridge Tank Site)
Well
Yes
Active
Chlorination Station
Treatment plant
—
Active
Ridge Storage Tank (250,000 gal)
Storage
—
Active
Distribution System
Distribution system
—
Active
Well No. 3 (abandoned 2014)
Well
Yes
Inactive
If a well, treatment unit, or storage facility you operate is missing here — or something listed no longer exists — ask your state to correct the inventory; mismatches surface as questions during sanitary surveys.
6.Your Regulators & Records
Primacy agency for CA
State Water Resources Control Board — Division of Drinking Water
Free help exists: your state rural water association and RCAP-network circuit riders provide no-cost onsite technical assistance to small systems. Bring this report — it gives them a running start.
Methodology & Important Notes
This assessment was produced by Orevant's compliance engine (fed-2026.08.2) on August 18, 2026 at 02:26 UTC. System characteristics were evaluated against federal drinking water requirements and, where a state-specific rules module is available, against the applicable state primacy program. Where the system holds a public PWSID, the federal violation record was retrieved from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System.
Orevant distinguishes between confirmed information, potential issues, and items it cannot verify from available data. Items marked "Unable to Verify" are not violations — they are requirements where documentation was insufficient for a determination. Federal databases may lag state records by one or more reporting quarters.
This report is an informational compliance-management aid. It is not legal advice, does not constitute a regulatory determination, and does not guarantee compliance outcomes. Regulatory obligations are determined by your state primacy agency and U.S. EPA. Verify time-sensitive items directly with your regulator.