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Monterey County, California: drinking water records

This overview covers 31 ZIP codes and 158 community water systems in Monterey County. It also stands in for 0 ZIP codes whose utility has too little EPA data for a page of its own.

In focus31ZIP codes in this overview
Public records. Clearer context.
16
systems in EPA's PFAS survey
1
systems where PFAS was found
1
systems at or above the PFOA or PFOS limit, on the yearly-average basis EPA uses
18
systems that have reached the lead action level
48
systems with a health-based violation since 2016

System population figures are summed from EPA registry records and can overlap where wholesalers and retail systems serve the same people. They are not a Census county-population estimate.

Water systems with the most complete records

Water systemPeople servedPFAS survey resultsPFAS foundHealth-based violationsLead, 9 in 10 homes at or below
Cwsc Salinas CA2710010123,6791,200001.2 ppb
Cal Am Water Company - Monterey CA271000492,450780802 ppb
Alco Water Service CA271000156,253360000 ppb
Marina Coast Water District CA271001738,377180000 ppb
Soledad, City of CA271001119,455300000 ppb
Greenfield, City of CA271000818,967120000 ppb
Cwsc King City CA271000916,334360000 ppb
Gonzales, City of CA27100078,327240000 ppb
Castroville Community Services District CA27100057,515120000 ppb
Psmcsd - Pajaro CA27100206,50060001.2 ppb
Cwsc Salinas Hills CA27100125,293360000.9 ppb
Correctional Training Facility - Soledad CA27108504,26960003.9 ppb
Cwsc Oak Hills CA27100193,161120000 ppb
Salinas Valley State Prison CA27108512,930120003.3 ppb
Little Bear Water Company CA27100162,3270012.1 ppb
Cwsc Las Lomas CA27100132,084120000 ppb
San Ardo WD CA27007285750010 ppb
Canada Woods Wc CA2702588356120002.2 ppb
San Lucas County Water District CA27016763150051.4 ppb
Prunedale Mwc CA27007022770021.6 ppb
Countryside Estates Mwc CA27023742430010 ppb
Pond-Derosa Oaks Wc CA27015532160010 ppb
Moro Rd Ws #09 CA270192621000332.3 ppb
Paradise Rd Ws #09 CA27006822060010 ppb
Psmcsd - Springfield Ws CA270077120000334.7 ppb

ZIP reports in Monterey County

No ZIP report in this county is published yet.

Sources and scope

EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples collected 2023-01-03 – 2026-06-17, final release, August 2026 (file dated Aug 28, 2026); EPA SDWIS via ECHO, 2026Q2 extract (file dated Jul 9, 2026); EPA service-area boundaries v3.0; Census 2020 ZCTAs. Page generated 2026-09-03.

Counts cover the systems that report this county to EPA. A water system may cross county lines. "Found" means at least one result at or above the laboratory reporting level; it is not a compliance finding.

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