Is COASTSIDE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
COASTSIDE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 18,940, over 6,617 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, COASTSIDE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT ranks 3,166th by violation burden (75th percentile) - 15 violations total, 6 health-baseds.
Against the CA average
CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; COASTSIDE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT carries 6, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
COASTSIDE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2008-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2008-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
COASTSIDE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What COASTSIDE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT's record does not cover
This is what COASTSIDE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 15 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.