CA / Placerville
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Placerville tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Placerville. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Placerville is served by 6 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 142,602 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 5 violations across the community water system(s) serving Placerville, going back to the earliest EPA record. 3 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
El Dorado Id - Main
132,171 served · surface water · PWSID CA0910001 - Health-based Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between June 2001 and July 2003. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 1998. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Placerville, City Of - Main
9,224 served · surface water · PWSID CA0910003 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.
El Dorado Id - Outingdale
535 served · surface water · PWSID CA0910018 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 1993. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
El Dorado Id - Strawberry
400 served · surface water · PWSID CA0910017 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 1993. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Pojoaque Terraces Mhp
160 served · groundwater · PWSID NM3572126 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.
Crystal Caves Mhp
112 served · groundwater · PWSID CA0900422 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.
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.