What's in GOLETA WATER DISTRICT's water?
GOLETA WATER DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 84,462 people through 16,436 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, GOLETA WATER DISTRICT ranks 8,796th by violation burden (32th percentile) - 4 violations total, 1 health-based.
Against the CA average
Among the 803 CA systems in this dataset, the average is 5.8 health-based violations - GOLETA WATER DISTRICT's 1 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
GOLETA WATER DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2011-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 1993-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
GOLETA 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: 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 GOLETA WATER DISTRICT's record does not cover
This is what GOLETA 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 4 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.