Is Psmcsd - Pajaro Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
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	2006-01-01 → 2006-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-01-01 → 2006-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 2000-03-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 2000-03-01
Other	Monitoring	Archived	1988-01-01 → 1988-01-31

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Lead	0.0012 mg/L 8% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2025
Bromoform	5 µg/L No EPA limit set	12/12	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	8 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate	100 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	5/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	40 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	200 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	500000 µg/L 5000% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 10000 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2013–2018
Nitrite	400 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	5 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018

94 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: VAZQUEZ-VARELA, JUDITH
Phone: 831-722-1389
Email: info@pajarosunnymesa.com

Frequently asked questions about Psmcsd - Pajaro

Is Psmcsd - Pajaro tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Psmcsd - Pajaro'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 Psmcsd - Pajaro's water?

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

How many people does Psmcsd - Pajaro serve?

Psmcsd - Pajaro reports serving 6,500 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Psmcsd - Pajaro had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 5 violations on file for Psmcsd - Pajaro, 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.