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Carmel tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Carmel. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Carmel is served by 4 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 1,947 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 16 violations across the community water system(s) serving Carmel, going back to the earliest EPA record. 2 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Santa Lucia Preserve Ws
966 served · groundwater · PWSID CA2702521 - Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between January 2015 and January 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Coliform (TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in March 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Carmel Riviera Mwc
584 served · surface water · PWSID CA2701254 - Monitoring Coliform (TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2005. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Canada Woods Wc
356 served · surface water · PWSID CA2702588 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
Brandon Creek Mws
41 served · surface water · PWSID CA2701731 - Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 1992. The EPA record lists a level of 0 ; the limit (MCL) is 0 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.