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Water system · PWSID CA4210004

GOLETA WATER DISTRICT

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

CA4210004

State

California

City

GOLETA

Population served

84,462

Primary source

Surface water

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

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Sep 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

26,000 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

5.9 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

4.5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

3

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

22

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Apr 2012. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Sep 1998 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Jul 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFJ Apr 2012
  • State action · SOX Jan 2012
  • EPA/federal action · EOX Mar 2000
  • State action · SFJ Oct 1998
  • State action · SOX Sep 1998
  • State action · SFL Mar 1996
  • State action · SIA May 1994
  • State action · SOX Dec 1993

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

3 stations · latest Feb 2020

1.9 · max 13 mg/L · 7

Copper

2 stations · latest Feb 2020

4.89 · max 5.8 ug/L · 6

Fluoride

3 stations · latest Feb 2020

0.52 · max 0.88 mg/L · 4

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Jan 2020

4.98 · max 6.02 ug/L · 3

Manganese

2 stations · latest Jan 2020

64.4 · max 103 ug/L · 3

Lead

1 station · latest Jan 2020

0.06 · max 0.06 ug/L · 1

Uranium

1 station · latest Apr 2021

5.08 · max 5.08 ug/l · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system CA4210004 — 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.