ELLWOOD MUTUAL WATER COMPANY

SANTA BARBARA, CA · ~186 people served

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Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

CA4200693

State

California

City

SANTA BARBARA

Population served

186

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 85 Jun 18, 2026 · score 85

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

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2025. Official EPA record →

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 5200 health-based began Oct 2024 Unaddressed

Reporting · EPA contaminant 5200 began Oct 2024 Unaddressed

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2023 Addressed

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2018 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2006 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2003 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 1998 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SFO Jun 2025
State action · SFL Apr 2025
State action · SOX Apr 2019
State action · SFL Mar 2019
State action · SOX Jul 2006
State action · SOX Jul 2006
State action · SOX Jul 2003
State action · SOX Aug 1998

This profile is built from EPA public records for system CA4200693 — 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.