Is Bluffs Ws Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Monterey

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-07-01 → 2007-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-07-01 → 2007-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-03-01 → 2006-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-03-01 → 2006-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-04-01 → 2003-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-04-01 → 2003-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 2000-04-04
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1981-10-01 → 1982-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1980-10-30 → 1981-10-29

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	800 µg/L 8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	13.0971 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 13.41 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0035 mg/L 23% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	4/4	LCR	2023
Arsenic	2.9 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2017
Barium	63.45 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 64 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2017
Chromium	6.85 µg/L 6.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2017
Fluoride	385 µg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 400 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	380040 µg/L 3800% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 400000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2017
Bromodichloromethane	3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2017
Bromoform	4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2017
Copper	7 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2017
Chloroform	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2017
Dibromochloromethane	5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2017
Nitrite	200 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Selenium	1 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2017
TTHM	13 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017

48 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylbenzeneLassoLeadMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CAGLE, STEVE
Phone: 831-757-9624
Email: STEVETCAGLE@YAHOO.COM

Frequently asked questions about Bluffs Ws

Is Bluffs Ws tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Bluffs Ws's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Bluffs Ws's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Combined Uranium, Lead, Arsenic, Barium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Bluffs Ws serve?

Bluffs Ws reports serving 120 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Bluffs Ws had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 9 violations on file for Bluffs Ws, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.