Is Ventura River Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Ventura

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	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-08-01 → 2008-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-08-01 → 2008-08-31

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	9400 µg/L 94% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 11661.6 µg/L	444/444	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7 µg/L	59/62	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	75.6 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 95 µg/L	59/61	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25 µg/L	58/61	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	54 µg/L 90% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 95 µg/L	51/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	51.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 71 µg/L	48/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	43/43	LCR	2025
Trichloroacetic Acid	34 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 54 µg/L	41/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	4.745 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	32/36	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	23.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38 µg/L	30/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	22/23	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	17/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	500 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2014–2018
Lithium	49 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/8	UCMR-5	2023
Nitrate-Nitrite	4100 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4200 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2016–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	3 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	26.59 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 26.7 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Chromium	156.8 µg/L 157% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 100 µg/L worst single sample: 174 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2014–2018
Selenium	1.9 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Combined Uranium	1.49 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2018

90 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: QUEZADA, ALMA
Phone: 805-646-3403
Email: alma@venturariverwd.com

Frequently asked questions about Ventura River Water District

Is Ventura River Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Ventura River Water 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 Ventura River Water District's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Ventura River Water District serve?

Ventura River Water District reports serving 6,100 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Ventura River Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 10 violations on file for Ventura River Water District, of which 10 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.