Carmel tap water, in plain English

• Monitoring 1,4-Dioxane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring PERFLUOROCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring PERFLUOROCTANOIC ACID (PFOA): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2006. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• 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 January 2005. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

• Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2008 and September 2010. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

• Health-based Iron: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in April 2023. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Health-based Zinc: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in April 2023. The EPA record lists a level of 5.05 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 5 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

• 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 Iron: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 24 times between April 2019 and January 2024. The EPA record lists a level of 0.573 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.3 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
• Health-based Chloride: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 3 times in January 2023. The EPA record lists a level of 0.569 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.3 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
• 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.

• Health-based PERFLUOROCTANOIC ACID (PFOA): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in April 2022. The EPA record lists a level of 0.0000119 NG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.00001 NG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.

• 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.
• 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.

• Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between April 2006 and September 2010. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

• Health-based Chloride: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 41 times between October 2018 and January 2024. The EPA record lists a level of 354 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 250 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.

• Health-based Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 10 times between July 2016 and October 2018. The EPA record lists a level of 5.8 PCI/L; the limit (MCL) is 5 PCI/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between July 2005 and July 2008. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• 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 January 2005. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

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.

• Health-based Iron: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 3 times between January 2016 and October 2019. The EPA record lists a level of 0.67 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.3 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
• Health-based Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times between January 2015 and September 2019. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in July 2013. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between December 2006 and July 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 14 times between April 2016 and December 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring contaminant code null: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 13 times between January 2016 and November 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Iron: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Manganese: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 1994 and July 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Coliform (TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between January 2016 and March 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Arsenic: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Barium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Cadmium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Chromium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring CYANIDE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Fluoride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Mercury: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Nickel: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Antimony, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Beryllium, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Thallium, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Selenium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring p-Isopropyltoluene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Chloromethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Dichlorodifluoromethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Bromomethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Chloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Trichlorofluoromethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring trans-1,3-Dichloropropene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring cis-1,3-Dichloropropene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Hexachlorobutadiene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Dibromomethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,1-Dichloropropene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,3-Dichloropropane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,2,3-Trichloropropane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 2,2-Dichloropropane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring n-Butylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring tert-Butylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Bromochloromethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring p-Xylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring DICHLOROMETHANE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring o-Chlorotoluene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring p-Chlorotoluene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring m-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring o-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring p-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Vinyl chloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,1-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,1-Dichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,2-Dichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,1,1-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Carbon tetrachloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,2-Dichloropropane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Trichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,1,2-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Tetrachloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring CHLOROBENZENE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Benzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Toluene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Ethylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Bromobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Isopropylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring m-Xylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring Styrene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring o-Xylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring n-Propylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
• Monitoring sec-Butylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

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.

• Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in October 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.