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PAINTED CAVE

SANTA BARBARA, CA · ~160 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

CA4200578

State

California

City

SANTA BARBARA

Population served

160

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

12

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

9

Health-based

26

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Mar 2022. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2021 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Aug 2011 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Oct 2007 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2006 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jan 2006 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Dec 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Nov 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Dec 2003 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2003 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Nov 2002 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Nov 1996 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Oct 1996 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Mar 2022
  • State action · SFL Feb 2022
  • State action · SOX Jan 2019
  • State action · SOX Jan 2019
  • State action · SIF Aug 2014
  • State action · SOX Sep 2011
  • State action · SIF Aug 2011
  • State action · SIE Jul 2011

This profile is built from EPA public records for system CA4200578 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.