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Paicines tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Paicines. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Paicines is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 1,017 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 31 violations across the community water system(s) serving Paicines, going back to the earliest EPA record. 11 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
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1,017 served · groundwater · PWSID CA3500505 - Health-based Revised Total Coliform Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once 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 Fluoride: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times between October 2018 and January 2019. The EPA record lists a level of 2.4 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 2 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 6 times between March 2015 and October 2015. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. 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 November 2017 and April 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between November 2015 and April 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between February 2006 and March 2006. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
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.