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American Water O&M, LLC - VSFB

Serves an area of Santa Barbara County, CA that includes Vandenberg AFB · 14,971 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for American Water O&M, LLC - VSFB in the last ten years.

  • CA4210700
  • VANDENBERG SFB
  • CA
  • 14,971 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 93437
EPA system ID CA4210700

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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

  • American Water O&M, LLC - VSFB draws water from 4 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, January 2016.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,192 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 1993

EPA's records for American Water O&M, LLC - VSFB go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2000s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2015, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0859 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2010 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1997 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against American Water O&M, LLC - VSFB between 2009 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 13, 2016 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 10, 2015 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 23, 2015 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 13, 2015 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 19, 2010 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Sep 22, 2009 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

American Water O&M, LLC - VSFB draws water from 4 wells. It also buys water from Central Coast Water Authority.

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Annual water quality report

American Water O&M, LLC - VSFB 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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