Serving roughly 12,000 people in Santa Cruz County, California.
Data current as of July 2026
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Results for CABRILLO COLLEGE
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 12,000 people in Santa Cruz County, California.
Quick answer: CABRILLO COLLEGE has no violations on file. One reading is worth knowing about: Lithium was measured at 105µg/L, among the highest of the 193 providers on file in this area. It's the most notable figure in this system's record among its 193 local peers.
Lead Summary
Lithium
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
TTHM
Chloroform
Bromoform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroaceticacid
Trichloroaceticacid
Dibromoaceticacid
Monochloroaceticacid
Lead
Copper, Free
Fluoride
Chromium
Barium
Utility CABRILLO COLLEGEPopulation served 12,000Owner Local government
No violations on file
Contaminants found
Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.0016 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2025
Lead
Detected: 1.6 UG/L (ppb)
9/4/2025
A metal that can leach from old pipes, solder, and fixtures. Current medical guidance holds there is no truly safe level of lead exposure, especially for children and pregnant women.
Copper, Free
Detected: 54 UG/L (ppb)
9/4/2025
Chromium
Detected: 1.3 UG/L (ppb)
10/7/2025
Occurs in two forms — trivalent (an essential nutrient in trace amounts) and hexavalent (linked to increased cancer risk).
Barium
Detected: 15 UG/L (ppb)
10/7/2025
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 16 UG/L (ppb)
2/20/2025
TTHM
Detected: 47 UG/L (ppb)
2/20/2025
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: 8 UG/L (ppb)
2/20/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 7 UG/L (ppb)
2/20/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 14 UG/L (ppb)
2/20/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 18 UG/L (ppb)
2/20/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Fluoride
Detected: 0.3 MG/L (ppm)
10/7/2025
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: 105 µg/L (ppb)
7/12/2023
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: 4 UG/L (ppb)
2/20/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 3 UG/L (ppb)
2/20/2025
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 6 UG/L (ppb)
2/20/2025
Monochloroaceticacid
Detected: 3 UG/L (ppb)
2/20/2025
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.