Public water system · CA4210016
ActiveGolden State Water Company - Orcutt
At a glance
Golden State Water Company - Orcutt (PWSID CA4210016) is an active community water system in Santa Barbara County, California. It reports serving 34,102 people through 12,022 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
34,102
Service connections
12,022
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Golden State Water Company - Orcutt compare with other water systems in Santa Barbara County?
By EPA's size categories, Golden State Water Company - Orcutt is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Santa Barbara County has 150 active public water systems, and Golden State Water Company - Orcutt is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 10 times the county average of 3,255 people per system, and accounts for 7% of the 488,317 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Golden State Water Company - Orcutt is about 5.1 times that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. California has 2,997 active community water systems, 40% of the state's 7,479 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 506 California systems (6.8%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Golden State Water Company - Orcutt?
EPA lists Golden State Water Company - Orcutt as privately owned. The CA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 121 of the 150 active systems in Santa Barbara County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Golden State Water Company - Orcutt have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Golden State Water Company - Orcutt: frequently asked questions
Who runs Golden State Water Company - Orcutt?
Golden State Water Company - Orcutt (PWSID CA4210016) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Golden State Water Company - Orcutt serve?
Golden State Water Company - Orcutt reports serving 34,102 people through 12,022 service connections in Santa Barbara County, California.
Where does Golden State Water Company - Orcutt get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Golden State Water Company - Orcutt have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Golden State Water Company - Orcutt's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Golden State Water Company - Orcutt's water quality report?
As a community water system, Golden State Water Company - Orcutt must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Santa Barbara County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Santa Maria Utilities Department | Santa Barbara | 109,477 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Santa Barbara Water Department | Santa Barbara | 99,323 | Community | Surface water |
| Goleta Water District | Santa Barbara | 84,462 | Community | Surface water |
| Lompoc-City Water Utility Div | Santa Barbara | 40,473 | Community | Surface water |
| Carpinteria Valley Water District | Santa Barbara | 15,996 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| American Water O&M, LLC - Vsfb | Santa Barbara | 14,971 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Golden State Water Company - Orcutt, PWSID CA4210016, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/golden-state-water-company-orcutt-ca4210016 (data as of October 1, 2026).