Is Cal Am Water Company - Garrapata Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Monterey

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 2000-04-04
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1981-10-01 → 1982-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1980-10-30 → 1981-10-29

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	4127.5 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4510 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0060 mg/L 40% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	6/6	LCR	2025
Fluoride	570 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	425555 µg/L 4256% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 500000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	18.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.8 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Bromoform	16.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.1 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Chloroform	6.01 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	14.57 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Dibromochloromethane	33.62 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.5 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	6.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.5 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2019
TTHM	73.99 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 75.5 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	23.87 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 24.9 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2017–2019

67 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: VARTANIAN, SPENCER
Phone: 831-646-3241
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Cal Am Water Company - Garrapata

Is Cal Am Water Company - Garrapata tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Cal Am Water Company - Garrapata's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Cal Am Water Company - Garrapata's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Lead, Fluoride, Nitrate-Nitrite, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Cal Am Water Company - Garrapata serve?

Cal Am Water Company - Garrapata reports serving 30 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Cal Am Water Company - Garrapata had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Cal Am Water Company - Garrapata, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.