DrinkingWaterCheck

Is SEASIDE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?

SEASIDE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,800, over 792 connections.

SEASIDE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SEASIDE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ranks 8,412th by violation burden (35th percentile) - 8 violations total, 1 health-based.

Against the CA average

CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; SEASIDE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM carries 1, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

SEASIDE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2007-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 1992-01-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.

The concern categories on record

SEASIDE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM'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:

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 SEASIDE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover

SEASIDE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and SEASIDE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 8,412th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.