San Lorenzo Valley Water DistWater quality report
- Serves
- 21,145
- Connections
- 6,496
- Water source
- Surface water
- Based in
- Boulder Creek, CA
- County
- Santa Cruz
- Owner
- Local government
PWSID CA4410014 · EPA data
Read this first
- Lithium was found in four of 18 samples, highest 32 ppb. Above EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb, a screening level rather than an enforceable limit.
1 health-based violation since 2016. Details are below.
What was found, stop by stop
- Below the health goal
- Above the health goal
- Above the legal limit
- No federal data
At the source
EPA UCMR 5 sampled this utility for 29 PFAS and lithium from March 9, 2023 to Feb. 4, 2025. Each tick under a result’s line is one sample where it was found, dated when you point at it.
- Health reference level 1032
Above EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb, a screening level rather than an enforceable limit.
What handles it: No certification claim covers this compound yet.
- Hazard Index benchmark 2,0003.4
Below EPA’s hazard index benchmark of 2,000 ppt. PFBS has no legal limit or health goal of its own.
NSF/ANSI 53 · Look for: Total PFAS Reduction
In treatment
No federal results for this stop. Disinfection byproduct, chlorine and fluoride levels are in San Lorenzo Valley Water Dist’s own annual report, which it must send you every year.
In the pipes
No lead and copper results on file with EPA for this utility.
At your tap
The last stretch is your own plumbing. A certified lab test is the only way to know what reaches your glass. Lead in your water: what to do
Tested and not found
Below EPA’s minimum reporting level in every sample taken from March 9, 2023 to Feb. 4, 2025. Not found means not measured above that level, which is not the same as zero.
All 29 compounds tested and not found
- 11Cl-PF3OUdS
- 4:2 FTS
- 6:2 FTS
- 8:2 FTS
- 9Cl-PF3ONS
- ADONA
- HFPO-DA (GenX)
- Lead
- NEtFOSAA
- NFDHA
- NMeFOSAA
- PFBA
- PFDA
- PFDoA
- PFEESA
- PFHpA
- PFHpS
- PFHxA
- PFHxS
- PFMBA
- PFMPA
- PFNA
- PFOA
- PFOS
- PFPeA
- PFPeS
- PFTA
- PFTrDA
- PFUnA
Violations since 2016
| Contaminant or rule | Type | Period | Measured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule Revisions | The required inventory of lead service lines was not completed or submitted on time.EPA: LSL Inventory | Oct. 17, 2024 | — | Unaddressed |
| Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 1 monitoring or reporting violation not shown. | ||||
What this report cannot tell you
- Levels of everything else. Federal bulk data carries results for PFAS, lithium, lead and copper, and violations for the rest. Nitrate, arsenic, disinfection byproducts and other levels are in San Lorenzo Valley Water Dist’s own annual report, which it must send you every year.
- Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
- Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q2; UCMR 5 samples are from March 9, 2023 to Feb. 4, 2025.
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Sources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Aug. 27, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q2
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.