Public water system record
Solvang Water Division
Serves Solvang, Santa Barbara County, CA · 6,126 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Solvang Water Division 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
- Solvang Water Division draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, September 2023.
- Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,066 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Solvang Water Division go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1998, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Solvang Water Division between 2004 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2023 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Feb 11, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Jan 5, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 8, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Solvang Water Division draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Central Coast Water Authority and Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. ID#1.
Buys water from
- Central Coast Water Authority Buellton, CA
- Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. ID#1 Santa Ynez, CA
Annual water quality report
Solvang Water Division 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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