Public water system record
City of Galt
Serves Galt, Sacramento County, CA · 26,536 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Galt in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- City of Galt draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, August 2014.
- Record on file since 1992, with 20 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,909 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of Galt go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 20 health-based violations (20 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 13 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2011, Resolved.
Show all 20 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0127 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 10, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0111 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0124 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0143 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0165 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0158 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0165 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0163 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0148 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0148 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0145 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0137 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0147 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Galt between 2009 and 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Oct 11, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Jan 28, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 15 violations (15 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
City of Galt draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
City of Galt must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by California.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells