Public water system record
Golden State Water Company - Orcutt
Serves Orcutt, Santa Barbara County, CA · 34,102 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Golden State Water Company - Orcutt 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
- Golden State Water Company - Orcutt draws water from 11 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 2024.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 12,015 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Golden State Water Company - Orcutt in 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Golden State Water Company - Orcutt draws water from 11 wells. It also buys water from City of Santa Maria Utilities Department. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Golden State Water Company - Orcutt.
Buys water from
- City of Santa Maria Utilities Department Santa Maria, CA
Annual water quality report
Golden State Water Company - Orcutt 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