HOLLISTER, CA · San Benito County

BEST ROAD MWC Water System

Inactive system

This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of August 15, 2025. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.

If you are a resident looking for your current water provider, see water systems in San Benito County, CA.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace California’s official records. Always confirm current status with California before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID): CA3500823
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 133
Service connections: 48
Ownership: privately owned
Water source: surface water (rivers, lakes, or reservoirs)

BEST ROAD MWC is one of 3,951 community water systems in California in the 500 or fewer people size category, formerly serving 133 people from surface water.

EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2025; the record below is historical.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 12 entries between 2017 and 2024, all of which EPA lists as closed.

Of the 12, 5 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, inorganic chemicals, and the Total Coliform Rules.

Violation history

Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)
—
Revised Total Coliform Rule
December 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
TTHM
October 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
October 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
TTHM
January 1, 2021 – March 31, 2021
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
January 1, 2021 – March 31, 2021
Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
Arsenic
January 1, 2019 – March 31, 2019
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
Arsenic
July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
October 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
July 1, 2017 – September 30, 2017
Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
Arsenic
July 1, 2017 – September 30, 2017
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
Arsenic
April 1, 2017 – June 30, 2017
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
Arsenic
January 1, 2017 – March 31, 2017
Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
December 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	—	Resolved
October 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	TTHM	—	Resolved
October 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	—	Resolved
January 1, 2021 – March 31, 2021	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	TTHM	—	Resolved
January 1, 2021 – March 31, 2021	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	—	Resolved
January 1, 2019 – March 31, 2019	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Arsenic	Health-based	Archived
July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Arsenic	Health-based	Archived
October 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Health-based	Resolved
July 1, 2017 – September 30, 2017	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Health-based	Resolved
July 1, 2017 – September 30, 2017	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Arsenic	Health-based	Archived
April 1, 2017 – June 30, 2017	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Arsenic	Health-based	Archived
January 1, 2017 – March 31, 2017	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Arsenic	Health-based	Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

April 4, 2024State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued2 linked violations
April 4, 2024State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
May 4, 2017State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued11 linked violations
November 4, 2016State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued12 linked violations
January 9, 2009State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued1 linked violation
September 27, 2001State Compliance achieved10 linked violations

Last known contact on file (system is inactive)

ROGERS, JULIAN

925-437-8831

HOLLISTER, CA 95023