Public water system record
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Serves an area of Santa Clara County, CA that includes San Jose, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and 21 more places · Population served not reported
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Santa Clara Valley 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
- 0
Key facts
- Santa Clara Valley Water District draws water from 7 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1996, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Santa Clara Valley Water District go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began September 1996, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Santa Clara Valley Water District draws water from 7 surface water intakes. It also buys water from San Francisco Regional Water System. 8 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Santa Clara Valley Water District.
Buys water from
- San Francisco Regional Water System Burlingame, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- CWSC Los Altos Suburban San Jose, CA
- City of Cupertino San Jose, CA
- City of Milpitas Milpitas, CA
- City of Mountain View Mountain View, CA
- City of San Jose - Evg/Edv/Coy San Jose, CA
- City of Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA
- City of Sunnyvale Sunnyvale, CA
- San Jose Water San Jose, CA
Annual water quality report
Santa Clara Valley 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.
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.
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