Serving roughly 11,197 people in Santa Cruz County, California.
Data current as of July 2026
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Results for SCOTTS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 11,197 people in Santa Cruz County, California.
Quick answer: SCOTTS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (193 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 11,197 people, and the full breakdown below reflects everything EPA and California have on record for it.
Lead Summary
Lithium
PFHXA
PFPEA
Orthophosphate
Alkalinity, Total
pH
TTHM
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Chloroform
Bromoform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Dibromoaceticacid
Dichloroaceticacid
Aggressive Index
Magnesium
Potassium
Sodium
Calcium
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
TDS
Sulfate
Chloride
Fluoride
Turbidity
Utility SCOTTS VALLEY WATER DISTRICTPopulation served 11,197Owner 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
TTHM
Detected: 21 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
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.
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 3.2 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
Chloroform
Detected: 2.7 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 4.5 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 5.5 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 8 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Sulfate
Detected: 98 MG/L (ppm)
9/9/2025
Chloride
Detected: 38 MG/L (ppm)
9/9/2025
Fluoride
Detected: 0.12 MG/L (ppm)
9/9/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 7 MG/L (ppm)
9/9/2025
Potassium
Detected: 2.2 MG/L (ppm)
9/9/2025
Sodium
Detected: 45 MG/L (ppm)
9/9/2025
Calcium
Detected: 43 MG/L (ppm)
9/9/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Orthophosphate
Detected: 0.3 MG/L (ppm)
10/21/2025
pH
Detected: 7.7 PH
10/21/2025
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is (7 is neutral). Affects taste and plumbing, not a direct health measure.
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 140 MG/L (ppm)
9/9/2025
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 22.9 µg/L (ppb)
5/29/2024
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
PFHXA
Detected: 0.0042 µg/L (ppb)
5/20/2024
PFPEA
Detected: 0.0064 µg/L (ppb)
5/20/2024
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 76 MG/L (ppm)
9/9/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 76 MG/L (ppm)
9/9/2025
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 2.2 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 1 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
Aggressive Index
Detected: 12 AGGR
9/9/2025
TDS
Detected: 320 MG/L (ppm)
9/9/2025
Turbidity
Detected: 0.1 NTU
10/7/2025
A measure of water cloudiness from suspended particles.
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.