Is LOST HILLS UTILITY DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
LOST HILLS UTILITY DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,370 people get their water from it, across 450 connections.
How this compares nationally
31 total violations and 13 health-based ones put LOST HILLS UTILITY DISTRICT at the 89th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,458 of 12,903.
Against the CA average
LOST HILLS UTILITY DISTRICT's 13 health-based violations sit above the CA average of 5.8, across 803 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
LOST HILLS UTILITY DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2011-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
LOST HILLS UTILITY 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)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
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 LOST HILLS UTILITY DISTRICT's record does not cover
This is what LOST HILLS UTILITY 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. This record - 13 health-based violations on file for LOST HILLS UTILITY DISTRICT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.