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SCOTTS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

CA4410013

State

California

City

SCOTTS VALLEY

Population served

11,197

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

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through May 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

22,900 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

6.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

4.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

13

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

3

Health-based

15

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Oct 2009. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Sep 2009 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Oct 2004 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Jul 2004 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Apr 2004 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2004 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2004 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Jan 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1094 began Jan 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2946 began Jan 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began May 1994 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Oct 2009
  • State action · SFL Oct 2009
  • State action · SFL Jul 2007
  • State action · SOX Jul 2007
  • State action · SOX Aug 2006
  • State action · SIA Nov 2005
  • State action · SOX May 2005
  • State action · SOX May 2005

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

Copper

1 station · latest Aug 2020

0.67 · max 0.67 ug/l · 1

Fluoride

1 station · latest Aug 2020

0.34 · max 0.34 mg/l · 1

Manganese

1 station · latest Aug 2020

53 · max 53 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 CA4410013 — 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.