Is Montecito Water Dist Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Santa Barbara

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	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1997-03-01 → 1997-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1997-03-01 → 1997-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-03-01 → 2024-03-31

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	6463.6 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 11100 µg/L	446/502	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	21.525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25 µg/L	160/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	69.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 120 µg/L	160/160	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	101.05 µg/L 126% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 136 µg/L	160/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	48.2 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 79 µg/L	159/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	25.875 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37.8 µg/L	156/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	22.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30 µg/L	151/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 48 µg/L	133/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	15.525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.5 µg/L	120/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	91/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	40/40	LCR	2026
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	36/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	810 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	20/23	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	56 µg/L No EPA limit set	18/18	UCMR-5	2025
Nitrate-Nitrite	735000 µg/L 7350% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 800000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	97.52 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 101 µg/L	13/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4 µg/L No EPA limit set	11/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	612 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 980 µg/L	9/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	13.4 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 14 µg/L	7/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.75 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	6/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	2.27746 µg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3244 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2017
Lead	15.83 µg/L 106% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 18.5 µg/L	4/23	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	3 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	3/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.0200 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/21	SYR4	2012–2019

60 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TURNER, NICHOLAS
Phone: 805-969-2271
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Montecito Water Dist

Is Montecito Water Dist tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Montecito Water Dist'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 Montecito Water Dist's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Montecito Water Dist serve?

Montecito Water Dist reports serving 11,962 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Montecito Water Dist had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 7 violations on file for Montecito Water Dist, of which 6 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.