Public water system record
San Martin County Water District
Serves San Martin, Santa Clara County, CA · 627 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for San Martin County 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
- 1
Key facts
- San Martin County Water District draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, December 2019.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 197 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for San Martin County Water District go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 18 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began July 1993, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against San Martin County Water District between 1993 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 15, 2001 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations: Nitrate, Benzene, LASSO, Nitrite |
| Jul 19, 1993 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
San Martin County Water District draws water from 1 well. It also has an emergency connection to Cal Am - West San Martin. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to San Martin County Water District.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Cal Am - West San Martin Pacific Grove, CA
Annual water quality report
San Martin County 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.
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