AMERICAN WATER O&M, LLC - VSFB Water Quality Report
Serving roughly 14,971 people in Santa Barbara County, California.
Data current as of July 2026
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Results for AMERICAN WATER O&M, LLC - VSFB
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 14,971 people in Santa Barbara County, California.
Quick answer: AMERICAN WATER O&M, LLC - VSFB has no violations on file. One reading is worth knowing about: Dichloroaceticacid was measured at 11.2UG/L, among the highest of the 255 providers on file in this area. It's the most notable figure in this system's record among its 255 local peers.
Lead Summary
Lithium
Fluoride
Iron
Manganese
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
TTHM
Chloroform
Bromoform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroaceticacid
Trichloroaceticacid
Dibromoaceticacid
Utility AMERICAN WATER O&M, LLC - VSFBPopulation served 14,971Owner Private
No violations on file
Contaminants found
Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2023
Iron
Detected: 160 UG/L (ppb)
10/27/2025
Mostly an aesthetic issue (metallic taste, staining) rather than a health concern at typical levels.
Manganese
Detected: 58 UG/L (ppb)
10/27/2025
Mainly a taste/staining concern at typical levels; long-term neurological research at high chronic exposure is ongoing.
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 15.8 UG/L (ppb)
9/8/2025
TTHM
Detected: 29.2 UG/L (ppb)
9/8/2025
A group of disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter. Long-term exposure above the legal limit has been linked to increased cancer risk in some studies.
Chloroform
Detected: 13.6 UG/L (ppb)
9/8/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 4.2 UG/L (ppb)
6/10/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 10 UG/L (ppb)
9/8/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 5.6 UG/L (ppb)
9/8/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Fluoride
Detected: 0.67 MG/L (ppm)
10/1/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 10 µg/L (ppb)
3/13/2024
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 11.2 UG/L (ppb)
9/8/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 3.2 UG/L (ppb)
9/8/2025
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 1.4 UG/L (ppb)
9/8/2025
Filtration considerations: See the table below for how whole-house carbon, under-sink reverse osmosis, and under-sink carbon systems compare against what's actually on file here. These are general system types, not a specific product recommendation.