Public water system record
Goleta Water District
Serves Eastern Goleta Valley, Goleta, Santa Barbara and 2 more places, Santa Barbara County, CA · 84,462 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Goleta Water District 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
- 0
Key facts
- Goleta Water District draws water from 9 wells and 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 1996.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 11,938 unknown out of 17,334 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Goleta Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 1993, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Goleta Water District and issued 2 bans on new connections between 1985 and 1996. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 1996 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 4, 1993 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Sep 30, 1986 | California | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
| Sep 30, 1985 | California | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Goleta Water District draws water from 9 wells and 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from Central Coast Water Authority and City of Santa Barbara Water Department. It also has emergency connections to La Cumbre Mutual Water Co and El Capitan Beach State Park. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Goleta Water District.
Buys water from
- Central Coast Water Authority Buellton, CA
- City of Santa Barbara Water Department Santa Barbara, CA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- La Cumbre Mutual Water Co Santa Barbara, CA
- El Capitan Beach State Park Ventura, CA
Annual water quality report
Goleta 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.
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