Serving roughly 8,897 people in Santa Barbara County, California.
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Results for GUADALUPE WATER DEPARTMENT
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 8,897 people in Santa Barbara County, California.
Quick answer: GUADALUPE WATER DEPARTMENT has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (255 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 8,897 people, and the full breakdown below reflects everything EPA and California have on record for it.
Lead Summary
Lithium
Nitrate
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
TTHM
Chloroform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroaceticacid
Trichloroaceticacid
Utility GUADALUPE WATER DEPARTMENTPopulation served 8,897Owner Local government
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
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 4.4 UG/L (ppb)
3/18/2025
TTHM
Detected: 11.3 UG/L (ppb)
3/18/2025
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: 4.4 UG/L (ppb)
3/18/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 4.4 UG/L (ppb)
3/18/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 2.5 UG/L (ppb)
3/18/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 0.45 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 13.7 µg/L (ppb)
8/11/2025
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: 2.6 UG/L (ppb)
3/18/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 1.8 UG/L (ppb)
3/18/2025
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.