Public water system record
Montecito Water Dist
Serves Montecito, Toro Canyon and Summerland, Santa Barbara County, CA · 11,962 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Montecito Water Dist 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
- Montecito Water Dist draws water from 5 wells and 5 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 2024.
- Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,705 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Montecito Water Dist go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Montecito Water Dist between 2015 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 23, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Montecito Water Dist draws water from 5 wells and 5 surface water intakes. It also buys water from City of Santa Barbara Water Department, Central Coast Water Authority and Cachuma Project.
Buys water from
- City of Santa Barbara Water Department Santa Barbara, CA
- Central Coast Water Authority Buellton, CA
- Cachuma Project Santa Barbara, CA
Annual water quality report
Montecito Water Dist 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