Water Quality: San Lucas, CA

1 water system • 315 people served

Multiple Health Violations
10
Total Violations
6
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
315
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

San Lucas is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 315 people, and has 10 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 6 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. San Lucas's violation count is 79% below the national average for California. Contaminants associated with violations include Selenium.

Contaminants Found

Selenium

Hair loss, nail brittleness, and nervous system damage at elevated concentrations.

Common source: Natural geological deposits, mining discharges, oil refinery waste

EPA limit: 0.05 mg/L (50 ppb)

Water Systems Serving San Lucas

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
SAN LUCAS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT CA2701676 Groundwater 315 10

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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