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Santa Cruz Water Department

Serves Santa Cruz, Live Oak, Pasatiempo and 4 more places, Santa Cruz County, CA · 94,626 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Santa Cruz Water Department in the last ten years.

  • CA4410010
  • SANTA CRUZ
  • CA
  • 94,626 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 95060
EPA system ID CA4410010

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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

  • Santa Cruz Water Department draws water from 7 wells, 5 surface water intakes and 1 spring (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 1996.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 28,621 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 Santa Cruz Water Department go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 0
2000s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began May 2000, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2000 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 1995 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Santa Cruz Water Department between 1995 and 1996. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 1996.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 5, 1996 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Nov 27, 1995 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Santa Cruz Water Department draws water from 7 wells, 5 surface water intakes and 1 spring (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Soquel Creek Water District. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Santa Cruz Water Department.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Santa Cruz Water Department 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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Testing your own water

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