Is Little Bear Water Company 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
TT	Health-based	Addressed	2025-01-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-05-01 → 2007-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-05-01 → 2007-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1984-07-01 → 1984-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1984-06-01 → 1984-06-30
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-04-06
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-09-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-09-01
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-08-01 → 2017-08-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-08-01 → 2017-08-31

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	6890 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 10100 µg/L	182/186	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0021 mg/L 14% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2023
Dibromochloromethane	9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	23 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	7 µg/L No EPA limit set	10/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7 µg/L	9/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	9/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	7720 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 8000 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2016–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	8/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	4.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	5/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	236 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrite	0.4700 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5000 µg/L	4/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	2.95 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	51.8 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 52 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Selenium	5.9 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Copper	410 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Cadmium	0.2000 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	3 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	53 µg/L 353% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/12	SYR4	2014–2019

56 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MORISOLI, DAVID
Phone: 831-385-3524
Email: dmorisoli@hotmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Little Bear Water Company

Is Little Bear Water Company tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Little Bear Water Company'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 Little Bear Water Company's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Lead, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Bromoform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Little Bear Water Company serve?

Little Bear Water Company reports serving 2,327 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Little Bear Water Company had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 19 violations on file for Little Bear Water Company, of which 5 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.