Is Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. id#1 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
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	2012-04-01 → 2012-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-02-01 → 2008-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-02-01 → 2008-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-10-31

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	5450.6 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 6400 µg/L	154/270	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	22.76 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.4 µg/L	55/62	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	56.98 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 74.2 µg/L	55/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	17.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.9 µg/L	53/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	19.2 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 21.5 µg/L	51/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	10.38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.3 µg/L	49/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	21.53 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.4 µg/L	48/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	17.935 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20 µg/L	44/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	360 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 370 µg/L	36/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	36/36	LCR	2024
Dichloroacetic Acid	12.49 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.6 µg/L	35/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	28 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 30 µg/L	21/84	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	9.7148 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 10.281 µg/L	20/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	726000 µg/L 7260% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 960000 µg/L	19/29	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.715 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	18/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	62.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	16/19	UCMR-5	2025
Arsenic	3.2 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	11/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	162 µg/L 8.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 170 µg/L	5/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	5/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	10.6 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	5/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	203.5 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 210 µg/L	2/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	21.45 µg/L 143% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 22 µg/L	2/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.095 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	2/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Cadmium	1.8 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/40	SYR4	2012–2019

87 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DRUGAN, DANIEL
Phone: 805-688-6015
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. id#1

Is Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. id#1 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. id#1'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 Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. id#1's water?

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

How many people does Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. id#1 serve?

Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. id#1 reports serving 7,022 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. id#1 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 25 violations on file for Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. id#1, of which 25 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.