Serving roughly 11,962 people in Santa Barbara County, California.
Data current as of July 2026
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Results for MONTECITO WATER DIST
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 11,962 people in Santa Barbara County, California.
Quick answer: MONTECITO WATER DIST has no violations on file. One reading is worth knowing about: Conductivity (at 25°C) was measured at 1720UMHO/CM, 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
TDS
Nitrate
Iron
Manganese
Conductivity (at 25°C)
Perchlorate
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
TTHM
Chloroform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Bromoform
Utility MONTECITO WATER DISTPopulation served 11,962Owner 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)
12/31/2026
Iron
Detected: 30 UG/L (ppb)
9/15/2025
Mostly an aesthetic issue (metallic taste, staining) rather than a health concern at typical levels.
Manganese
Detected: 20 UG/L (ppb)
9/15/2025
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: 14 UG/L (ppb)
10/6/2025
TTHM
Detected: 30 UG/L (ppb)
10/6/2025
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: 12 UG/L (ppb)
5/5/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 6 UG/L (ppb)
5/5/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 4 UG/L (ppb)
5/5/2025
Bromoform
Detected: 1 UG/L (ppb)
4/9/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 3.4 MG/L (ppm)
9/22/2025
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: 56 µg/L (ppb)
3/4/2025
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
TDS
Detected: 1220 MG/L (ppm)
9/22/2025
Conductivity (at 25°C)
Detected: 1720 UMHO/CM
9/22/2025
Perchlorate
Detected: 2.2 UG/L (ppb)
8/14/2025
Can occur naturally or from industrial/military sources; may interfere with thyroid function at elevated levels.
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.