Microbial · 2023

Total Coliform in Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. Id#1 — Santa Ynez, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. Id#1 — Santa Ynez, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Total Coliform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
No. of Samples Required
160
Highest single sample
No. of Detections
0
Reported level
No. of Samples Collected
208
Reported level
No. of Samples Collected
208
Highest single sample
No. of Detections
0

Verbatim from Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. Id#1 — Santa Ynez, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Total Coliform

A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation.

Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.

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People also ask

+Is there Total Coliform in Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. Id#1 — Santa Ynez, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. Id#1 — Santa Ynez, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Coliform at 208. Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. Id#1 — Santa Ynez, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Total Coliform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Total Coliform in drinking water?

The federal MCLG for Total Coliform is 0 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Total Coliform?

A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation. Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.

+Where does this Total Coliform measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Total Coliform entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Santa Ynez River Water Cons. Dist. Id#1 — Santa Ynez, Ca, CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/santa-ynez-river-water-cons-dist-id-1-santa-ynez-ca/2023/source.

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