Rancho Pauma Mutual Wc
Rancho Pauma Mutual Wc (EPA ID CA3710012) in Pauma Valley, CA supplies groundwater (wells) to about 899 people: 1 violation since 2016, latest lead result 1.3 ppb, PFAS not tested.
Health-based violations since 2016: Nitrate. All are listed as resolved.
90th-percentile lead in the latest round (Jan 2026). Lead comes mostly from household plumbing and service lines, so individual homes can be higher.
This system was not part of EPA’s 2023–2025 nationwide PFAS testing (UCMR 5 covers systems serving over 3,300 people and a sample of smaller ones).
Service area
EPA service-area boundary (state-supplied or EPA-modeled)System facts
Health-based violations
| Contaminant or rule | Health-based violations since 2016 |
|---|---|
| Nitrate | 1 |
A health-based violation means a contaminant exceeded its legal limit (MCL) or a required treatment technique was not met, as reported by the state to EPA’s SDWIS. All are listed as resolved or archived; the latest began Apr 2026.
Lead
90th-percentile lead per sampling round (90% of the homes sampled were at or below this level). Black line: EPA’s 15 ppb action level; under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements the action level becomes 10 ppb from 2027.
PFAS
This system was not part of EPA’s 2023–2025 nationwide PFAS testing (UCMR 5).
ZIP codes served
ZIP codes whose center lies in this system’s service area.
What this is — and isn’t. These are records your water utility and state reported to the EPA, and the EPA’s radon map for your county. They describe the system and the area, not the water from your own tap or the air in your home. For that, read your utility’s annual Consumer Confidence Report and test: lead and radon tests are inexpensive.
Questions
Has Rancho Pauma Mutual Wc had drinking water violations?
Health-based violations since 2016: Nitrate. All are listed as resolved.
What is the lead level in Rancho Pauma Mutual Wc water?
The latest 90th-percentile lead result (Jan 2026) was 1.3 ppb. EPA’s action level is 15 ppb (10 ppb from 2027).
Does Rancho Pauma Mutual Wc have PFAS in its water?
This system was not part of EPA’s 2023–2025 nationwide PFAS testing (UCMR 5 covers systems serving over 3,300 people and a sample of smaller ones).