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Carpinteria Valley Water District

Serves an area of Santa Barbara County, CA that includes Toro Canyon and Carpinteria · 15,996 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Carpinteria Valley Water District in the last ten years.

  • CA4210001
  • CARPINTERIA
  • CA
  • 15,996 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 93013
EPA system ID CA4210001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Carpinteria Valley Water District draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, September 2013.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,564 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Carpinteria Valley Water District go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2013, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 80.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Carpinteria Valley Water District between 2006 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2013.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 12, 2013 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 4, 2013 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 12, 2008 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 10, 2006 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Carpinteria Valley Water District draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from City of Santa Barbara Water Department, Central Coast Water Authority, Casitas Municipal Water Dist and Cachuma Project. 1 other community water system buys water from Carpinteria Valley Water District.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Carpinteria Valley Water District 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.

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Testing your own water

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