Public water system record
Vieja Mutual Water Company
Serves Eastern Goleta Valley, Santa Barbara County, CA · 60 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Vieja Mutual Water Company 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
- 2
Key facts
- Vieja Mutual Water Company draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, October 2025.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 28 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Vieja Mutual Water Company go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Vieja Mutual Water Company between 2022 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2025 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 2, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Vieja Mutual Water Company draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Vieja Mutual Water Company 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 Vieja Mutual Water Company 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