SANTA CRUZ WATER DEPARTMENT: EPA violation history, explained
SANTA CRUZ WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 94,626 people through 25,465 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SANTA CRUZ WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 4,532th by violation burden (65th percentile) - 6 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
Against the CA average
CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; SANTA CRUZ WATER DEPARTMENT carries 4, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
SANTA CRUZ WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2016-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2000-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
SANTA CRUZ WATER DEPARTMENT'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 SANTA CRUZ WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is SANTA CRUZ WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 6 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.