Public water system record
Painted Cave
Serves an area of Santa Barbara County, CA · 160 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Painted Cave 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
- Painted Cave draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, February 2022.
- Record on file since 1980, with 9 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 90 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Painted Cave go back to 1980. Before October 20, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 6 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2011, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Painted Cave in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Painted Cave draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Painted Cave 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Painted Cave for a copy.
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