Is Cal Am Water Company - Ambler Park Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-06-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-06-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-01-01 → 1993-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-01-01 → 1993-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 2000-04-04

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
Arsenic	48 µg/L 480% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 128 µg/L	758/792	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1039.78 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1163.9 µg/L	68/82	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2023
Bromoform	29.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.4 µg/L	16/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	382.5 µg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 510 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	20.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.8 µg/L	15/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	12.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.9 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	56.11 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 58.2 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	15.44 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 16.1 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Selenium	7 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	8/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	5.364 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	7/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	6/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	575000 µg/L 5750% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 600000 µg/L	6/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	67.45 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 76 µg/L	4/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	190 µg/L 9.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	3/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Cadmium	1.9 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.7 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	3/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Copper	67.6 µg/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 69 µg/L	2/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	4.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	2/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.985 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Toluene	1.37 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	2/28	SYR4	2012–2019

58 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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl 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 - Ambler Park

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

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Cal Am Water Company - Ambler Park'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 - Ambler Park's water?

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

How many people does Cal Am Water Company - Ambler Park serve?

Cal Am Water Company - Ambler Park reports serving 980 people in California, per its EPA record.

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

The EPA has 5 violations on file for Cal Am Water Company - Ambler Park, of which 4 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.