Is Tasco Spreckels 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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-12-01 → 1992-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-12-01 → 1992-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-11-01 → 1992-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-11-01 → 1992-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-10-01 → 1992-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-10-01 → 1992-10-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31

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	600 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 700 µg/L	42/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0063 mg/L 42% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	32/32	LCR	2023
Bromoform	22.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23 µg/L	9/14	SYR4	2015–2019
Combined Uranium	22.648 µg/L 75% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	6.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2015–2019
TTHM	31.36 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 35 µg/L	9/15	SYR4	2015–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.84 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2015–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.67 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	8/14	SYR4	2015–2019
Arsenic	6.79 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Bromodichloromethane	2.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2015–2019
Barium	92.8 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 97 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2018
Copper	26.8 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 31 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2018
Chromium	10.4 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 12 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2018
Fluoride	300 µg/L 7.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	800000 µg/L 8000% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 900000 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2018
Selenium	2 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2018
Chloroform	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/14	SYR4	2015–2019
Nitrite	400 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2014–2018

60 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WIEDENSOHLER, CHRIS
Phone: 916-608-9473
Email: chriswiedensohler@taproduce.com

Frequently asked questions about Tasco Spreckels Water Company

Is Tasco Spreckels Water Company tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Tasco Spreckels 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 Tasco Spreckels Water Company's water?

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

How many people does Tasco Spreckels Water Company serve?

Tasco Spreckels Water Company reports serving 1,772 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Tasco Spreckels Water Company had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 14 violations on file for Tasco Spreckels Water Company, of which 6 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.