Is Cuyama Community Services District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Santa Barbara

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	2014-01-01 → 2014-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31

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
Arsenic	55.3 µg/L 553% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 78 µg/L	95/95	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0022 mg/L 15% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2023
Nitrate	174020 µg/L 1740% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L	6/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Bromoform	5.27 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.4 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Chloroform	1.93 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.81 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.9 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2019
TTHM	17.9 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Barium	19.95 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Fluoride	119.5 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	6658.7 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 7000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2012
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.75 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Beryllium, Total	1.8 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Cadmium	2.03 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	6.1239 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2017–2019

38 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBenzeneChlorobenzeneCopperCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneLassoLeadMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: VICKERY, VIVIAN
Phone: 661-766-2780
Email: cuyamacsd@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Cuyama Community Services District

Is Cuyama Community Services District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Cuyama Community Services District'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 Cuyama Community Services District's water?

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

How many people does Cuyama Community Services District serve?

Cuyama Community Services District reports serving 700 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Cuyama Community Services District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 61 violations on file for Cuyama Community Services District, of which 42 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.