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Mitchells Camp Family Assoc.

What EPA’s and California’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.

Serves
125 people
Connections
69
Water source
Groundwater
Based in
Palo Verde, CA
County
Imperial
Owner
Private
The ZIP code it serves

92266

The short answer

1 result is above EPA’s legal limit, 1 more is above the limit’s level with no violation recorded, and 1 more is above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic, above the legal limit. 1 health-based violation since 2016.

What handles it

What was found

Lead and copper: EPA SDWIS monitoring periods ending 2018 to 2024.

Arsenic, uranium, fluoride, chromium (total), nitrate and total trihalomethanes (TTHM): California’s own results, samples taken from Feb. 17, 2020 to Jan. 8, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.

Above the legal limit1

Arsenic

Comes from the source

Above the legal limit

28.5ppb

Highest yearly average, 2022 to 2026

2026, one sample: 23 ppb

Averaged by year, the highest was 28.5 ppb, in 2022, about 2.9 times EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppb. Its highest single sample was 29 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 23 ppb, above the limit. EPA recorded a violation for arsenic at this utility in 2022. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 4.0 ppb, in 2018.

What handles it

  • NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”
  • NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”

Above the limit’s level, no violation recorded1

Uranium

Comes from the source

Above the limit’s level, no violation

61.5ppb

Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2022

2022, one sample: 50.8 ppb

Averaged by year, the highest was 61.5 ppb, in 2020, about twice EPA’s legal limit of 30 ppb. Its highest single sample was 64.5 ppb. In 2022, the latest year on file, its one sample was 50.8 ppb, above the limit. EPA judges this limit on running averages at each sampling point, and recorded no violation for uranium at this utility since 2020. Results like these with no violation often include water sampled before treatment or blending; the utility’s annual report says what reaches the tap. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 66.3 ppb, in 2018, and EPA recorded a violation in 2012.

What handles it

Above the health goal1

Lead

Comes from pipes, often your own

Above the health goal

2.1ppb

90th percentile, 2022 to 2024

In the latest period, 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below 2.1 ppb, below EPA’s action level of 15 ppb. The action level drops to 10 ppb on Nov. 1, 2027. EPA’s health goal for lead is zero.

What handles it

Below EPA’s limits3

Fluoride

Forms or is added in treatment

Below EPA’s limits

2.0ppm

Highest yearly average, 2021 to 2023

2023, one sample: 1.9 ppm

Averaged by year, the highest was 2.0 ppm, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. Its highest single sample was 2.1 ppm. In 2023, the latest year on file, its one sample was 1.9 ppm.

What handles it

Chromium (total)

Comes from the source

Below EPA’s limits

15ppb

Highest yearly average, 2021

Averaged by year, the highest was 15 ppb, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 100 ppb. That is the only year on file.

What handles it

Nitrate

Comes from the source

Below EPA’s limits

1.5ppm

Highest sample; found in 5 of 5

2025, one sample: 1.2 ppm

The highest sample, in 2021, was 1.5 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2025, the latest year on file, its one sample was 1.2 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 4.4 ppm, in 2018.

What handles it

  • NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
  • NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
One compound tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)

What handles it

A certification covers specific claims, not a whole standard. Look for these claims on the certifier’s listing, not the box. Wording varies a little: NSF writes “Lead Reduction,” WQA just “Lead.”

  • NSF/ANSI 53

    Claims: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction, Lead Reduction

    For: Arsenic, Lead

    Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (III) (50 ppb influent level)

  • NSF/ANSI 58

    Claims: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction, Uranium, Lead Reduction

    For: Arsenic, Uranium, Lead

    Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=300 ppb Reduction; Arsenic (V) (300 ppb influent level)

At the tap, or for the whole house?

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Violations since 2016

Contaminant or ruleTypePeriodMeasuredStatus
ArsenicThe running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageOct. 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 202228 UG/LArchived
Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 1 monitoring or reporting violation not shown.

What this report can’t tell you

  • Everything else. Arsenic, uranium, fluoride, chromium (total), nitrate and total trihalomethanes (TTHM) results here are California’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Mitchells Camp Family Assoc.’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has the contaminants this page does not show.

  • Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.

  • What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.

  • Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; California’s results run from Feb. 17, 2020 to Jan. 8, 2026.

Testing your own tap

Mitchells Camp Family Assoc.’s results are for the water it sends out. What your own service line, solder and fixtures add shows up only in a test of your tap, by a lab California certifies.

The 3 labs California certifies closest to the area Mitchells Camp Family Assoc. serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Brawley Analytical, Inc.

    Brawley, CA · about 44 miles

    Certified for bacteria, minerals and other inorganics

    (760) 623-1556

  • Imperial County Public Health Laboratory

    El Centro, CA · about 53 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (442) 265-1427

  • Babcock Laboratories, Inc.

    El Centro, CA · about 54 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (951) 653-3351

All 145 certified labs for California

Sources

PWSID CA1300555. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.

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