Public water system record
Scotts Valley Water District
Serves Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County, CA · 11,197 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Scotts 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
- Scotts Valley Water District draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, October 2009.
- Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,854 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Scotts Valley Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2009, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Scotts Valley Water District between 2003 and 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 30, 2007 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 5, 2003 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Scotts Valley Water District draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Scotts 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.
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